Honouring the fallen, following the call: Echoes of valour

Freedom is not free, someone has given life for it . 

Let’s be worthy of their sacrifice before we glee.

 They are on borders to keep our place safe but unfortunately for us, it’s a matter of day and the remaining days we are running at life’s faster pace.

It is their soul’s light that today we are holding our identity and our flag with Pride.

No doubt freedom is a gift, a precious right, it shines like the stars at night but don’t forget the ones who fight.

Learning from them so many lessons, the dreams you follow, the life you make, it’s the joy of living, without restraint.

I sat to paint some historic piece suddenly my eyes saw on a page a blood-filled creek.

The brush fell on the floor and tears rolled down my cheeks.

Oh, that was the blood, yes that was the blood of someone who paid for making us free. 

Freedom is about speaking what’s in mind with courage without any fear and any doubts behind it.

Only a few have the strength to stand and fight for what is true and what is right.

It was the power of our heroes who stood tall even if there were many strong walls.

Today each one of us is holding tricolour but many of our brothers came home while wrapped in these three colours.

Do we know the worth of this? If yes, then let’s choose the path of what is right nor the ideologies that make us fight.

Our heroes have gifted us treasure whose worth cannot be measured, So let us cherish the gift we own, for its in freedom, that our spirits have grown.

For the next year, so long are you still going to wait?

, let’s create and pledge today for a world of love, free from hate.

I urge you all, with courage as strong as mountain height, to keep fighting hard through the dark to bring someone to the light.

For in our hands the future lies, Give your best and keep Soaring high.

Happy Independence Day!!

 By Ms Maninder Kaur,

Social Science Educator, and Co-ordinator,

Apeejay School, Model Town Jalandhar