Katrina Bos

I had always been drawn to Gandhi's undying belief that Truth was the way . The idea that the truth is always the way is preached all over the world. But Gandhi put it into action - in the most difficult situations.

But it was reading his book "My Experiments with Truth" that really blew my hair back.

First of all, he was very honest about his inner struggles with his pursuit of Truth. On the surface, he looks like this purer than pure saint that none of us could ever even consider coming close to. But in the book, you really feel all of his inner angst as he wrestles with "doing the right thing" and all of the normal human emotions, thoughts and social situations that we all find ourselves in. I can relate to that.

Then, he takes his pursuit of the truth one step further. You understand the phenomenal faith that he has that the Truth within him is divine guidance. This belief rings completely true for me. So, you experience the difficulty with discerning the right action to take. And then the phenomenal leap of faith it takes to actually follow that path - no matter what fears you may have about the outcome.

Ever since my experience with breast lumps (see my book "What If You Could Skip the Cancer"), this initial discernment and consequent leap of faith make up the majority of my thoughts and challenges.

Gandhi wasn't a saint. He was just like all of us. He is a beautiful example for us to follow - understanding that our challenges on the path are normal - even Gandhi had them. And they are definitely no reason to give up.