The bald head,
those branded spherical spectacles, the white loin cloth and that lean long stick -
we
identify so much with all those that symbolized freedom.
Even today, when all seems lost
when
law and order is just a line on paper,
when
conscience is only a fashionable word
to decorate self help journals,
the
brisk steps marching with hope
seem the only way out.
If he could do it without a drop of blood or wounding word
so
can we, I think.
If
an entire captive nation's self-respect can be snatched back without malice
and mire
so
can we retain our self-respect
without
resorting to hatred and hurt.
Ideals
and values may appear
old-fashioned
ideas
but
when the boat rocks violently
amidst
waves of shallow modern living
then,
these
symbols of peace and principle drive us
safely back to the shore.
who
makes us feel alive
years
after he has gone,
Let
us live life the way
he
always wanted -
simple,
joyously and with self-respect.
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
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