Gandhi Early Life "Mohandas had also taken to smoking in the company of his brother"

One day Mohandas met Sheik Mehtab. A friend of his elder brother. Sheik was tall and strong but had a bad reputation. Mohandas knew this, yet he was much impressed by him because of his physique. Sheik was a meat-eater and he often told Mohandas that if he ate meat he would also grow tall and strong. During those days, a reform movement to bring change in the orthodox ways of life was going strong. Mohandas himself had heard that many well-to-do people had started eating meat. So he also started eating meat. Initially, he did not like the taste of meat but after some time he started relishing meat curry.

Whenever he had a meat meal outside, Mohandas had to give his other some excuse for not eating his dinner. He knew that his parents would not forgive him if they knew he had eaten meat. He was not against eating meat then, but he was against telling a lie to his mother. This feeling was gnawing at his heart and finally he decided not to touch meat again.

Mohandas had also taken to smoking in the company of his brother, his friend Sheik Mehtab, and another relative. He had to pilfer small amounts of money from here and there to buy cigarettes.

One day, in order to pay off a debt which his brother had incurred. Mohandas stole a piece of gold. Stealing was a great sin. He knew that he had committed a grave crime. He resolved never to steal again in his whole life. He wrote down a confession of his misdeed and handed the paper to his ailing father.

Karamchand Gandhi read the confession. He tore up the paper without saying a word. The bits of paper fell to the floor. He sank back on his bed with a sigh. Mohandas left the room, tears streaming down his face.

From that day, Mohandas loved his father more and more. Every day he hurried home school to wait on him. His father’s condition grew worse and at length he died. The house was filled with sorrow.

Mohandas was only sixteen when his father passed away. 

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