It feels strange to start the second article on my blog with such a title....well ,should we call it an article...im not a journo to write one.....ummm....lets coin a new term for it...say....."Heartologue"...bcos, thats what it is...I pour what's in my heart out on this blog..and its a dialogue...b'cos even you guys can comment, state, respond....
So thats a new word now...." Heartologue"....
So, umm..ya the title of this "Heartologue" is strange..." Shame".....
But there's no other word that qualifies to address the issue better...
Here is the matter. Listen .
Yesterday morning as a part of may daily "commonman" schedule i went out for a walk in a nearby park..
Everything was so normal....Pot bellied gentlemen walking briskly (Their pace changed with the person ahead of them..If its another guy, overtake...if its a Gal, chase her slowly....!)
Some "would-be" models performing their aerobic exercises...
Another category of older men racing ahead in their sports gear, with their branded shoes and bandanas...
Each one trying to show..."Hey, Im younger than you are....!!!"
After, my daily stride, i decided to take a look at an artificial pond created in the park...( the pond's so muddy..its more like a puddle!)
A few other people were standing besides me....showing their kids the colorful fish moving around in the pond..red, silver..you name it.
Whats wrong in all this? .....Nothing....Then whats so special about the "Title"...
Here it is.
In the midst of that messy pond was floating a representative of our identity.....a paper made tricolor !......The national flag....
The pity is that everyone was busy in watching the wide spectrum of colors that the fish had....none of them could see the tricolor in a pityful state..
A huge amount of people visit the park because they are so called " Health conscious".....Is anyone still present who is Conscious of his/her morality......???
Arent we genuinly SHAMELESS?
After waiting there for a while..and watching the entire scene...something pinched my heart....and i got into the pond...wet till the knee....
Got the tricolour out and dried it...then kept it at a dignified place.
Shouldnt this have been done earlier..?
Its your tricolour...your flag....If you dont respect it...believe me, no one will.
-
Alok.
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This is true with us Indians....we define our patriotism only on two gr8 days..i.e 15th aug and 26th jan.....and later on our tricolor bcomes just a piece of ppr/cloth...hats of to u today if u really felt the need to put our tricolor in a dignified place...U know what Alok its the same Tricolor for which 1000s of ppl have laid down their lives...and the same in which a soilder marches his last moments...but the SHAME has to be brought to notice to ppl....to see that are we Indians really eligible for the tough gained freedom!!
ReplyDeletegood one buddy!!! keep it up!
ReplyDeleteYou got your first overseas reader!!
When things like 'freedom' become obvious .. this happens ..we may say people should realize it .. but practically a very few selfless people will realise this i think . Good to see some of them are still alive :)
ReplyDeleteI liked the description of your morning hike.
ReplyDeleteRest of it, as they say - One man's ignorance is another man's sacrilege. Or vice versa, in my case.