There are so many things one takes for granted. The list is long. Some obvious -parents, home, friends, family. Some not so obvious - rains, water, nature. And freedom. Few days back, I saw a dream. In the dream, I was in a land ruled by a female religious fanatic. And I had been chosen for a human sacrifice. There were three other people along with me. All three of us had to try and convince the ruler as to why we should not be sacrificed. The more we tried to convince her, somehow or the other, the more we got into trouble. Every now and then we were trying to make strategies to run out of the place, but since there were so many spies around, we could not do anything. Each passing day, I had to see brutal killings, all the while waiting for the same fate to behold any time. lol. This sounds like so much drama. :P. It shld have been a part of the spicy boredom post. But anyways, I actually woke up from the dream gasping for breath.
And suddenly it hit me, how much it mattered to live in a free country. To be able to do small and big things everyday without any fear. To actually be able to take ones own decisions about ones life. Perhaps this is what our forefathers had fought for - For a land which was without fear. Ofcourse the system is corrupt, the politicians dont do their work, there is poverty and illness and everything. But still, there is freedom, much cherished and valued. And perhaps taken for granted. :) . I guess the dream made me value my country a lil bit more ( Not that I din value it before). I hope that the only way India ever goes is, is forward. And I hope that I am able to contribute my share in it.
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