One day, Sumit and his friends were playing cricket near their houses. Among them was a new boy named Sunil. His family recently moved to the colony. He scolded Sumit for not catching a ball.
After they played for a while, Sumit got up and entered the house in a hurry. His mother said, “His mother said, “Why are you so upset? What happened?”
Sumit said, “Sunil called me names. If he does it again, I will also call him names. I may also hit him.”
Sumit’s mother said, “No Sumit. Don’t do that. This is not the way of non-violence.”
“What is the ahimsa way?” asked Sumit.
“Ahimsa means that you should not hurt anyone”, said Sumit’s mother.
“But he hurt me by calling me names. I want to show him that I am brave. I can call him names too,” said an angry Sumit.
“Indeed you should be brave. But being brave does not ea that you can hurt the person who has hurt you,” said Sumit’s mother.
Sumit’s mother made him understand that he has to be brave in a peaceful way. You should ignore him when he calls you names” said his mother.
If you do, Sunil will soon stop calling you names. This may take some time. But the way of ahimsa is the right way to solve everything peacefully.