Independence is a necessity and not a luxury. So let us all enjoy 'Freedom' in true sense.

      Essence of Independence

           It was a very lazy morning, curling up in bed with no intentions of getting up. Yes, you guessed it right; it was a public holiday, Independence Day to be precise. Wanted to hug myself in glee, as I had no work schedule to be followed also could just laze around and the usual stuff could be done at an easy pace. Later part of the day would go gallivanting for fun or to just kill time. This I would always say ‘INDEPENDENCE’ in actual sense. Hippy!!That’s me on any casual public holiday, of course not to forget my phone was continuously flooded with Independence Day messages which I checked at regular intervals.

         But one message just caught my attention and here it is-‘what light is to the eyes, what air is to lungs, what love is to heart, liberty is to the soul of man, HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY’ and yes my mind set rolling.

         What is Independence or rather what freedom means to me? Is it the same that I have been teaching and preaching during the history lectures or beyond that? Does it come with some terms and conditions, with a monetary price tag, with an expiry date? Ugh!! Can’t even think of it. Then why do we take freedom for GRANTED.

Mind needs to be set free from cluttered thoughts to experience freedom

        Freedom is important my mind asserted. It basically means getting to do what you want to do, making your own choices. Freedom is being able to have a voice and to let it be heard.  If you ask a tot of 6 years what freedom means he might say getting completely drenched in the rain for hours together without any howling and whacking from mommy, for a lady it would be shopping for endless hours and so on. 

          However if we as individuals misuse and take undue advantage of freedom or independence then things can get real dirty. So it is truly said that freedom or independence does come with a price and that price is called –RESPONSIBILITY and DISCIPLINE. We need to set our minds free and break the clutches of mental slavery. At the same time over rating freedom or liberty will do no good.

        In the recipe of Independence the essential ingredients are responsibility, vigilance and discipline, trust me these together can do wonders. Adequate amount of freedom will surely bring peace in the world. To implement this we need the backing of Basic Morals and Value Education.

      We have already paid a heavy price for independence through our martyrs, not any more.  Let us all wholeheartedly respect this freedom and independence today, tomorrow and always. 

       True independence and freedom is not ‘my choice’ but the ‘right choice’. Give it a try and see the difference for yourself. JAI HIND!!!!