Anecdotes and stories for speeches, essays, toasts and more

An anecdote is a short story, narrative or parable often used in speeches, essays, toasts, books, articles and other written or spoken products. Anecdotes are often funny, inspiring, interesting, surprising, ironic, humorous and may teach a lesson, be biographical or cause reflection. Funny or interesting anecdotes can help make your speeches or writing better, especially when used in conclusions, introductions or to prove a point. We hope our anecdotes will help you in your speeches and writing.

This inspiring anecdote could be used to talk about Gandhi, India, religion, spirituality, the Bible, the Koran, the Bhagavad Gita, the Gautama, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, poverty, poor people, civil rights, discrimination, peace, nonviolence, protests, marching, forgiveness, love, determination, the golden rule, perseverance, dedication, commitment, equality, walking the walk, do as I do, kindess, humility, modesty, faith, belief, hope and more.

Gandhi and religions

While still a young man studying in England, Gandhi and some of his friends read the translation of the sacred Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita by Edwin Arnold, also called "the Song Celestial". We went on to read the "The Light of Asia", about the life of Gautama, the Buddha. Around the same time, he also read the New Testament of the Bible. It's documented that later in his life he could also quote from the Qu'ran. He respected people of all regilious backgrounds and ways, and found beauty in all of the sacred texts. He wrote later. "Especially the Sermon on the Mount which went straight to my heart. I compared it with the Gita."

This story is adapted from Gandhiji Anecdotes and Quotes by Nenmeli K Srinivasan and published on www.Scribd.com.

More information: We hope this page was helpful and provided you with a funny, interesting or entertaining anecdote to use for speeches, roasts, essays, toasts or a writing project. Check out more anecdotes or our main page for more articles here Can U Write.