स्वतंत्रता दिवस

I am a proud Indian and despite everything else I'd always be. Every Independence day instills great positivity in me, and every year, as I understand and explore things my respect for our freedon fighters and our country's military increases exponentially. I mean, come to think of it, people like Bhagat Singh wanted our country's freedom even at the cost of their lives.Imagine.We were born free and we don't even cherish the idea of independence, we don't even respect the fact. We don't even have to fight for our rights, our constitution is almost flawless, catering every section of our multi-cultural, multi-religious, multi-lingual country.Ours is a country where wisdom found its place before it could, anywhere else in the world*.As free Indians we're indebted to those martyrs who sacrificed everything for the country. The other day I woke up at 7 to watch PM's live speech, there were 3 highlights-
1. Optimism.
2.  'we'll talk to Pakistan to resolve Kashmir issues'
     'we'll talk to maoists to resolve issues'
     'we'll talk to naxalites to resolve issues'
3. His hindi sucks.
4. He's cute.(I donno why while he was delievering the speech, I felt bad for him, for some unknown reason)
There were kids, in saffron, white and green T-shirts and caps, they were instructed to clap everytime the PM said 'we're trying to resolve the issue of inflation', he also talked about our very own commonwealth games, suggesting we should celebrate it as our national festival :D .The Red Fort, yet another time played a silent witness to our 63rd independence, it's beauty transcended time and space.Lets for once cherish those ideas, respect the national flag, our national anthem, our rich history, our unity in diversity, our democracy, our fundamental rights.Everything, for complaining is futile, we are at fault, not the system, not anyone else.We bribe 'em , we commit the crimes, we blissfully ignore our duties and blame 'em for taking the money, for not being able to catch the criminal. Any little we contribute makes a difference, and believe me it always does.
By the way, how many of us know/ have any hint about our fundamental duties ? Take a look

a) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National  Anthem

(b) To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom.

(c) To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.

(d) To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.

(e) To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India
transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women.

(f) To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture.

(g) To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life,
and to have compassion for living creatures.

(h) To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.

(i) To safeguard public property and to abjure violence.

(j) To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavor and achievement.


* I'm talking about people like Gautam Buddha.
p.s. I'm one day late, blame my internet provider :(
 
A very happy Independence day to you all.