M K Gandhi called non violence a weapon of the strong. He said non violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another. We may never be strong enough to be entirely non violent in thought, word, and deed, but we must keep non violence as our goal. Non violence instills a sense of morality, equality and respect for the rights of all human beings. It fosters appreciation of all cultures and religions, as well as ecological concern and awareness. It is an expression of universal love that promotes unity among people. Four principles of non violence among the six enumerated by Martin Luther King Jr are that non violence seeks to defeat injustice, not people. It holds that suffering can educate and transform. Non violence chooses love instead of hate. It is based on the premise that the universe is on the side of justice. The principle of non violence rejects using physical violence to achieve social or political change. Martin Luther King Jr explains his non violent civil rights philosophy as follows: You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. At the individual level, non violence has a more profound value, and a love for righteousness can often bring us prosperity in the long run. A wisdom story demonstrates this effectively. The story goes that Dharma Das was a man of virtue; he used to spend a lot of money to help others. So, he was constantly surrounded by a lot of people. Soon, he spent all he had. All those who were coming to him suddenly disappeared. He became destitute but never strayed from his righteous ways, even during those hard days. He prayed to God every day to bless him with enough to help the needy who came to him. One night, he had a dream. A divine person came to him and said, Dharma Das, there is one way you can get a lot of wealth. Tomorrow, you will find me coming to the shadow of a big tree in front of the temple. I will sleep in the shade. All you have to do is pick up my staff and hit me on the head. My body will turn into a heap of gold. You can take it all.