"freedom comes at a very high price,as high as slavery...only difference being we pay with pleasure and smile ,even if that smile is dimmed with tears" - paulo coelho
FREEDOM is a very powerful word...
to understand the might of this word battles have been fought,blood has been spilled like water,nations have been destroyed and then re-created to be destroyed again,people have been
slaughtered like cattle,women ravaged and children orphaned.
the clouds have been showered with crimson droplets.
sweat has moistened the land below.
and hope has humbled the brute force of the high n mighty.
FREEDOM has divided nations.
60 years of independence from the yoke of the colonial chariot.
rise of a democratic nation.
an economy on steroids.
a future super power.
the RIDE is destined to replace the RIDER.
but if we believe that we all have our own small worlds ,our own small nations with our own small population and associated problems then we cannot disregard the fact tht there is a constant war within tht small world of ours for a FREEDOM which we dont always understand but still pursue with an amazing vigour.
i have been racing against popular beliefs,growing parental expectations,foolish peers equally mindless pressure,fear,hatred,confusion,dimmed violence and the realization of the futility of relationships ,since this word has drilled itself into my mind/soul.
FREEDOM.
NO,its not about doin 100kmph on a freeway with the stubborn wind swooshing past ur ears and screaming for MORE ,MORE and MORE like some cheap pornstar with DDD assets.
NO,its not about rolling tht joint,popping tht pill,snorting tht stash
NO,its not bout hoisting tht flag
NO,its not about screaming at ur folks for showing their concern [or encroaching ur personal space]as to why those red lettered words in the school diary sez SUSPENDED FOR 2 WEEKS FOR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR.
NO,its not about the PINK FLOYD's,DYLAN's,MORRISON's,COBAIN's OR FOSSIL's [ for my less colonised cousins]
NO,its not about ur dad's credit card or tht obese bank balance
NO,its definately not about tht hairstyle,tht TATTOO,tht bike, and tht cute ,dumb thing who thinks how exciting it wud be 2 be with som1 like U.
FREEDOM.
And we thought we understood the word.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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thats wat u aspire dont u?
freedom?
isnt it somthn we all SHOULD ideally aspire for and work towards???
maybe...
but for some the prospect of freedom may not spell such a joy as it does for you, or me...
u dint undrstand d post...
i have never mentioned wht freedom means for me or wht it should mean for d rest [according 2 me]...
i hav only pointed out wht it SHOULD not mean...
being absolutely free should be an amazing feeling...
but i think the struggle towards achieving tht moment is where lies the JOY...
CHEK THE COMMENTS ON THE LAST POST.
i stand corrected.
i did.
U did WHAT???
"u use the term "always" whn u mention me...
do u actually KNOW me???
if YES,then how long has it been??"
I wntd u 2 answer this...
i kno u did.
so why dont u do somthn bout it???
quench my curiosity [as long as it lasts]
it wont last. n i'll wait till that happens.
and then wht??
it seems ur quite used to waiting...
and im not [as im sure u wud kno]...
when that happens, u'll stop questioning.
u kno wht,i wud hav loved 2 continue this conversation...
but as im sure u wud kno...im havin som unwntd shit from d customs n will hav 2 go deal with em 2moro morning...
its gettin late...
d mosquitoes hav devoured about 3 litres of my precious O negative blood already...
n even the velocity of the exchange of words in this convo is a problm...
so cheerios...
n try n not HATE me so much k...
i kno its hard but u cn alwayz try...
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