By Sunil Sharma
Chandigarh, Jan.9 (ANI): Students at a Chandigarh school had a leasant surprise on Tuesday, when a look-a-like of Mahatma andhi from the United States visited them.
The students were later told that the 70-year-old was Bernie eyer from the U.S, who has resolved to adorn the attire of ahatma Gandhi and follow his footsteps. Practicing Gandhian way f life since 2002, he is presently touring India.
Bernie Meyer is on a peace mission to disseminate a message of rotherhood and love for planet Earth, right from the masses in merica to the humanity across the world.
He had a personal interaction with the young scholars at the chool.
"Because I believe in the spiritual life that underlies or aterial reality from my teachers from the Catholic Christian radition said the same thing that Gandhi said. Gandhi laid mphasis on the spirit, the Atma that we all share so I see the ast and West coming together in this message. So that's why I ave been .... as Gandhi because its universal. I don't know what t means here but that what it means to me," asserted Bernie eyer, Gandhian from USA.
Meyer also mentioned that he has been actively associated with on-violence movement in the USA since 2002.
"I have been part of the Non-Violence Group Fellowship of econciliation for many years and I was at a national meeting. I as in the National Council of Fellow Reconciliation 2002 and omebody said we want you to bring down the ... Gandhi to thank eople who were doing very good work for the humanity," added ernie Meyer.
Addressing students, Bernie Meyer asked the youngsters to spread andhian philosophy and protect Mother Earth lest the human race hould get destroyed.
Bernie who served as a parish priest in USA was inspired by andhi's work--Hind Swaraj. Moreover, he even went to jail for a eace cause during his battle against the powers-that-be in USA.
Bernie Meyer, who is today vociferously engaged in decrying the S action in the Middle East, was assertive on issues like racism nd the war in Vietnam. (ANI)
