It was an eventful day yesterday. Began with the flag hoisting and the regular quota of patriotic songs. The flag went up and it was so beautiful to sing the anthem along with the crowd. The power of one song is self-evident....songs have electrified protests, strengthened independence movements and unite with meaning. I always tear up when hearing it and singing along....yes, total weirdo!
After a trip out to the real world, got back to campus and watched a movie, watched the NDTV Indian of the Year program in parts. The heros of 26/11 were honored, posthumously. Loved it when Aamir Khan asked politicians to field candidates deserving of our vote. Advani said it was their job to do so....obvious failure there! Which other job has the same amazing power and sheer opportunity to make a DIFFERENCE (it is a shout out loud word)? But no, what does it end up being? An opportunity all right, to play political blame games, one-upmanship and some amazing money making!
In the spirit of equality with my kids ( I ask them to list out 5 things they are thankful for before complaining), I came up with
- a vibrant, warm and alive society
- examples of people who make a difference or at least try daily
- location, location, location in Asia
- the famous billion people
- open with the freedom to express opinions (even if you are the Sri Ram Sena!)
Lots to fix but a pretty great foundation to work with! I love my India!
