Letter from a freedom fighter to the youth of today...
Dear Luv
You,ll. be surprised to know who I am, but I'll tell you that I was one of the 'alive martyrs' of the Indian Independence Movement. Shocked, weren't you? Well, discover me in the end...
I'm over 80 years old, and I've contributed my life to an independent, a free India. I've lost my life several times fighting the British, if you understand what I mean.
It was the so-called 'unity in diversity' that led us to a successful campaign against the British. Today's generation is so lost in business, that they have no time to realise why they are here, with a strong, a unique position in the world today. You, and the ones of your generation are studying Modern History. You know almost everything about M. K. Gandhi, S. Bose, Bhagat Singh, Rani Lakshmibai, or others. But, have you ever reflected on their lives and lifestyles? Freedom to the country, for them, was the only thing they had to die for.
The freedom fighters had to sacrifice almost everything to the free country in which you live today. I had to sacrifice my home, my studies, and even my family to make our motherland free. You are lucky not to have been born in that era. We fighters had to give away our wealth for the good of the poor, so that they grow up and join our forces.
My only purpose to write this letter was to make the youth aware of the sacrifices the freedom fighters made while fighting for the country. I hope that you'll realise the internal reality of the Indian Independence Movement...
Yours lovingly
A friend of your hearts...
A friend of your hearts...
