Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
-Rabindra Nath Tagore
.......on the eve of the Independence Day, I feel that this prayer still needs to be answered as much as it did when it was written..........
Unless and until we stop being slaves of castism, communism, regionalism, illiteracy, elitism, selfishness, (corruption is just a byproduct of these), we cannot be called truly free..........
..........it’s like Mahatma Gandhi said......be the change you want to see in this world......
If we improve ourselves...........we will make this world a better place............
One small step taken towards removing darkness goes a long way in bringing about light.........
One should never underestimate oneself..........be a one man army..............others will follow your lead............
a simple logic...........it’s my nation, it’s my duty to see that my nation's honor is upheld, it’s my responsibility that my fellow citizens are able to dream big.............it’s my love, it’s my honor, it’s my job........
No use blaming others........one should stand by one's ideals.........
Only once we are aware and willing to act on our duties, that we can truly be called liberated citizens…….
Happy Independence Day
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