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Answer» Convincing the rich (Change of heart): - Gandhiji was a worshipper of truth and non-violence. He advocated that a person needs to voluntarily follow the principle of trusteeship i.e. not by force or unwillingness.
- The philosophy of trusteeship was Mahatma Gandhi’s unique contribution as a tool to social change. He called it ‘the technique of change of heart’.
- He did not consider it appropriate to seize the wealth of rich or collect it by imposing high taxes on the rich and then redistributing it.
- Trusteeship to him meant – ‘Being responsible for one’s life, as well as for the life of the neighbour’. The rich can accumulate wealth because of resources obtained from the society and because some people remain poor. Hence the excess wealth of the rich must be used for benefitting the poor by forming a trust. Then the rich should themselves undertake activities for the welfare of the poor.
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