Self-Discipline

Self-Discipline

Objective

We will work together as a class to develop a definition of self-discipline through a game and learning about others.

What is Self-Discipline?

Training that one gives oneself to accomplish a certain task or to adopt a specific behavior.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world"

"To lose patience is to lose the battle"

Gandhi is known around the world as Mahatma Gandhi ("Great Soul”). Gandhi led efforts to reduce poverty, increase women's rights, encourage tolerance and respect, and end discrimination. He is best known for his belief and practice of nonviolence and peaceful resistance in response to injustice (unfairness). His leadership brought India’s independence and also inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world, including South Africa and the United States.

"The future depends on what you do today"

Gandhi was jailed often in South Africa and India for his nonviolent protests. He often used fasting (willingly not eating for a period of time) as a form of protest. He would refuse to eat until his demands were met or until his death. Gandhi spent one day of each week in silence. He believed this brought him inner peace and made him a better listener.

Ghandi

• Gandhi’s life and beliefs have influenced important leaders and movements, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States and Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.

• While he was a Senator, U.S. President Barack Obama said, “Throughout my life, I have always looked to Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration, because he embodies the kind of transformational change that can be made when ordinary people come together to do extraordinary things. That is why his portrait hangs in my Senate office: to remind me that real results will come not just from Washington – they will come from the people.”

Review about Ghandi

1. List some of the accomplishments, successes and contributions made by this person.

2. What words or phrases used to describe the person in the profile relate to self-

discipline?

3. How would this person describe self-discipline and its benefits in his or her life?

4. How would you describe self-discipline and its benefits in your life?