Jai Hind
Happy Indian Independence Day
From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).
The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #75‘.
Good morning Friends,
It is easy to lose freedom, it is great to be free,
For nothing is as demeaning as a nation’s slavery;
We were subjugated because we became weak,
We called it upon ourselves for a few centuries.
The Western world were old masters at this game,
We fought among ourselves and faced this shame;
We had everything going for us except being strong,
Somehow we managed to douse our own flame.
It was hard to regain freedom with many a battle,
Meanwhile our people were treated like cattle;
Sadly, there were those who sided with the aggressor,
There were many others who indulged in tittle-tattle.
We also didn’t pay attention to a strong defence,
Our kings considered military preparation nonsense;
We indulged in song, dance, corruption and chicanery,
Very soon our independence became past tense.
We won physical freedom but there is something amiss,
There are still many people for whom selfishness is bliss;
Whilst filling up their own coffers with ill-begotten riches,
They don’t really mind sending the nation down an abyss.
What sort of freedom is this when poor starve and die?
Is it freedom if to many freedom of speech we deny?
Everyday we show down protectors of independence,
And to the nation our politicians and bureaucrats lie.
True freedom would be as visualised by RN Tagore,
Where the mind is without fear and reason we adore;
Where narrow domestic walls don’t fragment the nation,
Where the dreary desert sand of dead habit we ignore.
Today, I wish for all of us independence that is true,
Where all of us get Justice, Liberty and Equality too;
Where a soldier is respected more than neta and babu,
Where national interest is foremost for everyone to pursue.
Happy Independence Day.
Jai Hind.
