benefiting the community

According to Ghandi, "We become doctors so that we may obtain honors and riches(34)." He later states, "...the lawyer or doctor ought by practising his profession to earn only a living wage...society needs the lawyer or doctor even as it needs the shoemaker and the carpenter(232). Ghandi believes that the only reason one would consider studying to be a doctor is for his own benefit: to amass wealth. Ghandi says that, "Knowledge truly so called is intended for one's salvation, that is to say, service of mankind(233)." Ghandi believes that the goal of education would not be to amass riches if a high payed profession such as a doctor was payed the same as other professions were. Ghandi critisizes the western goals of education because he believes that they are self serving. According to Ghandi, "Whoever has a desire to render service will certainly try to equip himself with the requisite knowledge, and his knowledge will be an ornament to himself as well as to society(233). He believes that if one wants to truly benefit the community, he will study for a positiion that will help others than himself. Ghandi thinks that the each person has a role in society which is used to benefit the communtiy. This role is his varna. ghandi believes that if everyone follows his oen varna and is satisfied with what he has then there will be peace in the community.