Will you listen if your nation cries?
It was neighbour's son who died in battle,
Your son is fine why would you rattle?
Ignore the right until you aren't wrong,
let country be weakened why make it strong?
Enjoy the silence with withered wings,
Was this the dream saw Bhagat Singh?
When names of Generals disclosed in scams,
Didn't Army miss another Sam?
No morals, no ethics no, no set accountability,
And we boast off our nuclear ability,
When a country is shadowed with black clouds,
Nobody is safe, don't preserve any doubt,
Neglect the reckoning call of your soil,
How will you escape from clutches of turmoil?
Ignore, escape and don't care a bit ,
Sooner or later you will sink with it,
Don't rise coz it needs strong feet,
Don't speak coz you are enjoying the treat,
The treat called 'freedom' bestowed on us,
We promised for better but made it worst,
They starved and died so that we could be freed,
But freedom is free for you and me,
With bleeding heart and tears in her eyes,
Seeing your ignorance, it's hope which dies....
--Anu!
loved reading this one.
ReplyDeleteTHE SITUATION !!!
ReplyDeleteby Ram Swaroop Sharma on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 12:33pm
In Washington , DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After about 3 minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.
About 4 minutes later:
The violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.
At 6 minutes:
A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
At 10 minutes:
A 3-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly.
At 45 minutes:
The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.
After 1 hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities.
This experiment raised several questions:
*In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?
*If so, do we stop to appreciate it?
*Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made . . ..
How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?
Enjoy life NOW .. it has an expiration date!!!!!