Obey that Impulse

and bloodshed. This kind of negative result is also a signal. You have to rethink your plan and understand that your method was wrong. You have to recognize the truth of the well-known Gandhian saying, ‘The end does not justify the means.’ There is a historical example of this principle. In 1920, the Indian National Congress under Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership launched the Non-Cooperation Movement. It was understood that the satyagrahis would remain peaceful. In 1922, however, a mob of protestors became furious and killed some policemen in Chauri Chaura. Fearing a slide into violence and anarchy, Gandhiji immediately called for the struggle to be suspended. Everyone is free to act according to his plan, with the only condition that one’s activities will not result in a new problem. Problem-free activities are good, but problem-ful activities are equally bad.