At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will
awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history,
when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul
of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. It is fitting that at this
solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her
people and to the still larger cause of humanity... (Jawaharlal Nehru, midnight speech, 14th
August 1947)
Today we
celebrate Independence Day because it was today that we became free from the
relentless British rule. We had to wait for 200 years, and every passing moment
seemed like eternity. In other words, it was a long time before we could regain
our liberty and freedom of speech. And with freedom came responsibility -
responsibility of carving out our nation and fulfilling our dreams with mutual
respect and co operation. Founding Fathers of our country anticipated and dreamt
of exemplary and beautiful harmonious India.
But are we still
free? If we are, then why we hear, see, read or sometimes even personally
experience unpleasant events like Bomb Blasts, abortions based on genders,
youths being slave to drugs and/ or alcohol, falsity, corruption, nuclear war
threats, unemployment, or, Lacks of kids and farmers dying from hunger,
cold etc? Perhaps freedom in true sense lies in happiness and personal
fulfillment of the humanity as a whole. So how we, students can contribute
towards the betterment of our planet earth? We don't necessarily have to be
Ministers, War generals, or famous leaders to positively influence our country,
or even the world. We should try to see ourselves as a small rudder that can
turn the entire course of ship and do whatever lies in our Circle of Influence.
We should educate ourselves nicely, remain vigilant of current affairs, and
share, write, or speak whenever we get an opportunity.
On this
Independence Day, WIS sincerely tried to create such an opportunity for the
students in school. Students expressed their devotion to our country and the
entire humanity by dancing, speaking, acting, and even by helping to prepare
for this day. If their humble attempts touched even one individual's heart, and
if that individual even thought of
doing something good for Bharatvarsha, then we consider our attempt of
celebrating this Independence Day a success. Jai Hind!
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