The “Seven Blunders of the World”
IT IS said that Mohandas Gandhi devised a list of what he termed the “Seven Blunders of the World.” They are as follows:
• Wealth without work
• Pleasure without conscience
• Knowledge without character
• Commerce without morality
• Science without humanity
• Worship without sacrifice
• Politics without principle
His grandson Arun Gandhi is said to have added an eighth:
• Rights without responsibilities
Maybe you could suggest a few more, but this list is certainly thought-provoking. The Bible’s answer to these “blunders” is condensed into two commandments: “‘You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. The second, like it, is this, ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments the whole Law hangs, and the Prophets.”—Matthew 22:37-40.
• Wealth without work
• Pleasure without conscience
• Knowledge without character
• Commerce without morality
• Science without humanity
• Worship without sacrifice
• Politics without principle
His grandson Arun Gandhi is said to have added an eighth:
• Rights without responsibilities
Maybe you could suggest a few more, but this list is certainly thought-provoking. The Bible’s answer to these “blunders” is condensed into two commandments: “‘You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. The second, like it, is this, ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments the whole Law hangs, and the Prophets.”—Matthew 22:37-40.
Los “siete desatinos del mundo”
SE CUENTA que Mohandas Gandhi elaboró la siguiente lista, titulada los “siete desatinos del mundo”:
• Riqueza sin trabajo
• Placer sin conciencia
• Conocimiento sin carácter
• Comercio sin moralidad
• Ciencia sin humanidad
• Adoración sin sacrificio
• Política sin principios
Se dice que su nieto Arun Gandhi añadió un octavo desatino:
• Derechos sin responsabilidades
Aunque es posible que se nos ocurran otros cuantos, no hay duda de que la lista induce a la reflexión. La respuesta que da la Biblia a estos errores se condensa en dos mandamientos: “‘Tienes que amar a Jehová tu Dios con todo tu corazón y con toda tu alma y con toda tu mente’. Este es el más grande y el primer mandamiento. El segundo, semejante a él, es este: ‘Tienes que amar a tu prójimo como a ti mismo’. De estos dos mandamientos pende toda la Ley, y los Profetas”. (Mateo 22:37-40.)
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