[rti4empowerment] A choice for Progress - Happy 62nd Republic Day - Editorial and images

Good day Dear Brothers and Sisters, Its Thursday, January 26th 2012 Another Republic Day comes around and the customary display of Patriotism in the manner of unfurling the tricolour and loudspeaker rendition of Vande Mataram fills the air I myself was part of that group and frankly, its not that I am not a part of it now, only that the celebration is muted in mind. Probably a sombreness has taken the place of gaiety, A sombreness brought on by disillusionment(?) or in coming face to face with our limitations as humans in effecting a change I like to look upon it as progress Progress on the inner developement I now face my demons and only when I take that step do I put myself in a position to tackle it. Disillusionment is part of growth Conflict precedes clarity like the darkest hour before Dawn. Couple of years back a I wrote an editorial on Republic day I am producing that here verbatim because it says something that I had lost track of and which is a vital part in any progress, whether on an individual level or societal Here you go Editorial written on 26th January 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` As per the survey made by TV9 Kannada, popularly recognized as one of the leading News channel in India, Most Indians have no idea as to why we celebrate Republic day every year on January 26th. Well, Here is the reason:  Even after getting Independence on August 15th 1947,    Government of India Act-1935 was governing force in the nation.   But on January 26th 1950, Constitution of India came into force as the governing guideline. So in order to honour this memory we celebrate Republic day on January 26th every year.  That's it .. Well, that's about the important part .. but not the whole story What?? You want more .. ?? What are you willing to do for it?? How about actually searching the net for it ?? No time?? Well, then it can't be that important to you really ... There is immense wisdom in that otherwise insulting allusion If you are willing to look for that at least .. We make time for what we consider as important .. Well then, What is imporatnt then?? Your perception of your needs .. (not the actual need, but your perception) How does knowing what is important help us ?? Well, Ever wonder why most people are unhappy in their jobs?? Its because they work for someone else ... Someone else who is not more important to them than ...??? . . . . .. Take a guess ... . . . . . . . Themselves of course .. At the root, our needs are driven by primal instincts And not all of us are spiritually evolved enough to take a step back and evaluate a situation before deciding on the merits of the choices offered .. So we go by what we call basic instinct .. No, not the movie ..   Hence the desire in many to do business or rather what drives ' many to leave the security of a job and do business .. The independance .. the flexibility to work as long as we want (which frequently is more than what we were willing to work in our jobs) And yet we do it .. why?? Coz' we enjoy doing it ... ?? Maybe ... but more because we are doing it for ourselves And that makes it enjoyable and doable over a long period of time Which should in a way therefore throw some light on the state of the nation I mean, if the above survey has any weight, Most of us don't consider working for the nation important enough .... You find that insulting or don't agree??? Well, That's not the point ... My point is if that is true, you know where the reason lies And if the above is not true in your case, then you are probably too busy working for the nation to bother about what others are doing for the nation ... in which case CONGRATULATIONS and Its an honour to know you Nations survive because of silent workers like you On the 62nd anniversary of India's republic day, I wish you success in your endeavour for the nation JAI HIND Above editorial by Rahul D (bruntno1@yahoo.com ) And For those of us who are feeling patriotic and still see hope where others have lost it .. Here are some republic day wallpapers JAI HIND   -------------------------------------------- Your comments and feedbacks always welcome at Cybugle@yahoo.com  as well asat bruntno1@yahoo.com ------------ --------- --------- ---------------------- Working for God on earth does not pay much,     but His Retirement plan isout ofthis world. Help someone have a nice day, visit www.thehungersite. com   With best wishes,     Love you all (bruntno1@yahoo. com Cybugle@yahoo. com ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~ Feel free to forward this post in its entirety without changing the credits ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~