Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.

Hear the immortal words of Mahatma Gandhi: “Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.” This saying is a trumpet blast to the soul, calling men and women to courage when the whole world stands against them. It reminds us that truth is not decided by numbers, nor altered by opinion. It does not bend to the will of the majority, nor perish beneath the laughter of the crowd. Like the sun behind clouds, it shines regardless of whether men acknowledge it or not. To be a minority of one and yet to stand firm is to be greater than the multitudes who cling to falsehood.

The meaning of Gandhi’s words is clear: truth is eternal, unshaken by disbelief, and it belongs not to the many but to reality itself. The ancients declared that truth is the mother of justice, and justice the guardian of the soul. If one voice alone proclaims what is right, though silenced and mocked, that voice still speaks with the weight of eternity. For lies, though shared by millions, remain lies, and truth, even in the lips of one man, remains truth.

History offers a thousand witnesses to this wisdom. Consider the tale of Galileo, who, peering through his telescope, proclaimed that the earth moves around the sun. The church, the scholars, the mighty of his age all stood against him. He was silenced, condemned, branded a heretic. Yet his minority of one bore the banner of truth, and centuries later the world bowed to the reality he had seen. The multitude was wrong, and the solitary was right. Thus Gandhi reminds us: stand fearless, for truth will not fail you, though all men rise in denial.

Think also of Gandhi himself, who in his lonely defiance of empire dared to proclaim that nonviolence was stronger than weapons, that peaceful resistance could bend the knees of the most powerful rulers on earth. At first, he was mocked; many of his own people doubted him. Yet he clung to the truth of the soul’s strength over the sword. And in time, that truth bore fruit, not only in India’s freedom, but as a beacon for all oppressed nations. Gandhi’s life was his proof: the solitary one, armed with truth, is mightier than armies with lies.

The danger for men is to believe that numbers define reality. The crowd roars, the mob swells, and we are tempted to follow, to surrender our conscience for the comfort of belonging. But Gandhi’s words thunder against this weakness: it is better to walk alone in truth than to march with millions in deceit. For the crowd is fleeting, but the truth endures; the noise of the multitude fades, but the voice of integrity echoes through the ages.

Yet let us not mistake this teaching for stubborn pride. To be a minority of one in truth is noble; to be a minority of one in arrogance is folly. The task, therefore, is not only to resist the crowd, but to seek with all humility what is truly right. Gandhi’s commandment is not a license for stubbornness, but a call to cling with both courage and reverence to the eternal law of truth.

Thus, children of tomorrow, take the lesson: if your conscience burns within you, if your heart knows what is right, do not betray it for the favor of the many. Stand even if alone, for one soul with truth is greater than a thousand bound by lies. Be patient, for time is the servant of truth, and it will one day vindicate you.

Practical is the path: examine your beliefs; hold them to the light of reason and compassion. When you find what is true, do not abandon it, even when mocked or rejected. Walk with courage, speak with clarity, and live with integrity. For though you may be a minority of one, the truth is the truth, and to stand upon it is to stand upon the rock of eternity.