Freedom In Dependence

Happy Independence Day ....

Lot is happening around to celebrate this independence day - some in thoughts and more in transaction. Today world, which is as flat as the one dimensional atlas is celebrating our 'Independence Day' across all media! Every occasion is a business with sentiment - full of packages, discounts , branding and broadcasting. This speaks of growth and we want to grow as a nation to realize dreams of many who scarified more than what we can think of.

In school days this calender day was meant for parade shows, college days it was lazy holiday, as professional have no control on any day as in dynamic business world things can change in seconds, so a full day is a luxury. Still when I see a tri-color flag fluttering on a neighbouring multi-storied tower from my window and hear a few old melodies on FM channels that is on from the morning, mind gets overcast with a few memories..

My grandmother knew what this day means more than what I understand. Dead of night with some of her children she had to leave the place they called their home. A home is not a roof and few walls - it is far beyond. Her elder set of children's had already moved the LOC to find a place in my country. I was fortunate to be born in a free country. Yes, couple of decades had crossed and my country was marked as "Developing Country" in economics text book, when I was born with me and my grandmother both called this country as our Nation.

The pain and pleasure of this Political Independence was more acceptable to me when my grandma shared her personal experiences of pre-independence times. They were so natural and rendered a feeling much different than the thick letters of my history book. Years progressed ...I got admitted to an esteemed Engineering college and wrote her a letter thanking her for all hardship that she underwent years back and expressed my gratitude. She had reciprocated with a bunch of blessings and wrote me back - "Today I feel independent. My dream that my generations to follow would be well rooted in an independent nation and be established as educated individuals has come true. I took a decision to leave my home with this dream in mind. Be a good human where ever you are and whatever you do." This was her message to me on Independence - hard decisions taken by predecessors that makes followers successful some day in future.

Yes - in the long pursuit of life full of uncertainties, a nation's plight can change where you stand , what you call your home, how you earn your living, but it can never change how you DREAM.. Never let it change ...

Gyan #21 - Render your share of sacrifice to make someone successful someday ..