Are we really free?

Tomorrow is republic day. On 15^th Aug 11 we celebrated 64^th Independence Day.

But are we really independent?  Are we free to celebrate republic day?

Many of us would say yes, but then again we don’t know any better. We have been told all our life that we are free. But are we really?

Even Google search gives biased result. It says that yes India is free country.

I have not seen pre independence era but I wonder was it worse than what we have today?

Even Delhi high court of India says that they would ban internet like china.

It simply means that we would no more be living in a democratic county like we have conceived it back in 1950 when India became a republic country from a dominion one.

We still need freedom from -

·        Corruption

·        Politicians

·        Terrorism

·        Un education

·        Poverty

·        Hunger

·        Breaking News and many more important issues

Today I was taking a walk after dinner.  A child of nearly 7 year old pulls my shirt.

He was carrying our national flag in his hand. 

He was saying something, most probably in Tamil. I don’t know Tamil, was not able to understand his words.

But I understand everything; it’s the hunger in his eyes which explain me the situation. He was selling the flag. I handed him a 10 Rs note without buying the flag and run away.

Don’t know whether I have done right or wrong. As some of you might thinks that giving money in this way would not going to solve the problem.

My mobile phone beeped when I received a message, it was related with freedom of India ended with – Happy Republic day.

The situation forces me to think; is this free country? Each year we celebrate Independence day, republic day. But there are thousands of child like this, who don’t have proper food to eat. Most of them are working from childhood to serve their stomach, others adopted the easy way – begging.

I was continued walking with my thoughts, but again some one pulled my shirt. It was the same child – this time with both of his palm open; one has the same 10 Rs note, the other has the national flag.

Again his eyes told me that he is not going to accept the money until I buy a flag. So either I have to buy that flag or I can take my money back.

I smiled and taken the flag.

My phone beeped again.

It was msg from one of my friend – I love my India.

I smiled. Yes I love my India. I learned a lesson today, so what if we are not free from problems. We will resolve all those one day.

It takes time to bring changes and we, people of India will bring that.

If we see from our heart we would find that we are really improving. We are changing.

Let’s keep this positive attitude like I had seen in the eye of that child.