Great Warrior Of Ahimsa

Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation

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go personally and immediately arrange for a meeting at my tent calling all of our remaining soldiers of our space and ground forces except the guards on the crafts...hurry up........... MARSHAL & FIELD MARSHAL [Saluting] All right, sir, we 're just arranging..[both .exit....some outside soldiers also follow them]
[The Major paces there deeply thinking]
[--the scene ends--]
SCENE 2
[Place the same tent of the Major which is totally vacated except some folding chairs and a stool on which the books and the tape-recorder are lying.....the photographs of Gandhi, etc. presented by Baba are hanged.........marshal, F. Marshal, Space Force Soldiers and Officers..........all enter with Military respects and take their seats.... The Major is in the Chair.] MARSHAL : While welcoming all of you for an immediate meeting I have to inform you that our respected Major General has much more important changes to discuss with you all....We were just now discussing some of the aspects of the same and we are very much impressed and nearly convinced. I shall request the respected Major to proceed further............
MAJOR : Good Morning to all....... You have all cooperated with me so far quite satisfactorily. To-day I seek your co-operation in my changed plan, which not only will prove profitable for our country, but also for the humanity at large...I was just talking about it with these colleagues and also with our President who has so kindly agreed to think over it.
To tell in short, I came across an old Peace Soldier from Gandhi's land yesterday who expired here last night......
LIEUTENANT : The Peace soldier from Gandhi's land.............?
A SPACE SOLDIER : Was he a bearded old man?
MAJOR : Exactly, exactly His message at the time of his death in my presence and thereafter this present of books and recorder containing the speeches of Gandhi deeply moved me and changed me [Effect..Harp...]
SPACE SOLDIER: Changed?
LIEUTENANT : A World-war Hero like you changed?
SPACE-SOLDIER: How could it become possible for the iron-hearted and intellectually
giant warrior like you?
MAJOR: The inspiration of a great warrior has made it possible.
LIEUTENANT : Who was that warrior?