Last night, I was watching a program on NDTV. The program was about remembering our soldiers for their sacrifices ten years ago during the Kargil war. As a part of the show, they showed one of the mothers' whose son was at the army during the battle, she read out a letter (the last letter) written to her by her son.
The letter went something like this, "By the time you are reading this letter, I will be up in the skies watching you". The letter goes on to say a few other things as well. Then, the letter goes on to say, "You should probably come over and see the place from where we fought to kep the India of tomorrow safe". These two lines of the letter touched me and made me realise the fact that the men in the Army without any expectations from the country go all the way to the extent of even sacrificing their lives. But, we people living in big cities do not even act responsible enough and we say "what has this country given me, for me to give back something?". In fact the country has only taken the lives of the army men and they willingly give their lives. The letter concldes by saying, "IF AT ALL THERE WAS ANOTHER LIFE, I WOULD WANT TO SERVE THE ARMY OF MY NATION ONCE AGAIN". This gave me goosebumbs.
Now, this just gives me the inspiration to do something for the country (maybe not join the army). Do something, that would make every fellow citizen feel proud of calling me one among them.
4 comments:
why for the country...!!!
if you have taken such a decision and have a strong resolve...why can't you do for humanity???
I am just broadening your views..making you to think beyond..!!!
i am pretty selfish... :P ;) doing something for this country and cleaning up this system itself would take more than a lifetime... after our country s cleaned up v can think of the rest....
wow.. the soldier is really a hero!! we all survive because of the fact that someone out there has sacrificed something for our lives
tat was really touching.. i like the way u deal with such sensitive issues..
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