Unconditional Love and Support

A Soldier was finally coming home from war. He called his parents and said, “Mom and Dad, I’m coming, but I have a favour to ask. I have a friend I would like to bring home with me”. “Sure,” they Replied, “we’d love to meet him”. “there’s something you should know,” the son continued, “he was hurt pretty badly in the war. He stepped on a landmine and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us.” “ I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.” “ No I want him to live with us.” “ Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.” At that point, the son hung up the phone and they never heard from him again. He committed suicide. It wasn’t until the parents were asked to identify the body that they realized he returned from war without his left leg and arm.

Whether this specific story is true or ot is irrelevant, there are many like it that are true and the message is always the same : Put Others First!

When we were growing up, our parents, teachers, preachers and society told us that blood-related family is more important than other people in the world. As a result, the capacity of our love is limited and conditioned to a point where we can watch an entire nation starving on television and feel indifferent because "they don't look like us". Our love must surpass religion or geographical region, blood relation or even species classification, for love is not truly love if it has conditions. We must treat those who are older than us as our grandparents, those our age as siblings, and all those who are younger than us as our own children. We are all ONE. Kids know how to love this way! when they see someone in pain (anyone, of any color , age or gender), even animals they feel their pain as if it was their own. They are deeply compassionate. we used to love this way when we were children, we have simply forgotten how!

In Honor of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Birth Anniversary 23rd Jan 1964

वह खून कहो किस मतलब का, जिसमें उबाल का नाम नहीं।
वह खून कहो किस मतलब का आ सके देश के काम नहीं।


वह खून कहो किस मतलब का जिसमें जीवन, न रवानी है!
जो परवश होकर बहता है, वह खून नहीं, पानी है!


उस दिन लोगों ने सही-सही खून की कीमत पहचानी थी।
जिस दिन सुभाष ने बर्मा में मॉंगी उनसे कुरबानी थी।


बोले, "स्वतंत्रता की खातिर बलिदान तुम्हें करना होगा।
तुम बहुत जी चुके जग में, लेकिन आगे मरना होगा।


आज़ादी के चरणें में जो, जयमाल चढ़ाई जाएगी।
वह सुनो, तुम्हारे शीशों के फूलों से गूँथी जाएगी।


आजादी का संग्राम कहीं पैसे पर खेला जाता है?
यह शीश कटाने का सौदा नंगे सर झेला जाता है"


यूँ कहते-कहते वक्ता की आंखों में खून उतर आया!
मुख रक्त-वर्ण हो दमक उठा दमकी उनकी रक्तिम काया!


आजानु-बाहु ऊँची करके, वे बोले, "रक्त मुझे देना।
इसके बदले भारत की आज़ादी तुम मुझसे लेना।"


हो गई सभा में उथल-पुथल, सीने में दिल न समाते थे।
स्वर इनकलाब के नारों के कोसों तक छाए जाते थे।


“हम देंगे-देंगे खून” शब्द बस यही सुनाई देते थे।
रण में जाने को युवक खड़े तैयार दिखाई देते थे।


बोले सुभाष, "इस तरह नहीं, बातों से मतलब सरता है।
लो, यह कागज़, है कौन यहॉं आकर हस्ताक्षर करता है?


इसको भरनेवाले जन को सर्वस्व-समर्पण काना है।
अपना तन-मन-धन-जन-जीवन माता को अर्पण करना है।


पर यह साधारण पत्र नहीं, आज़ादी का परवाना है।
इस पर तुमको अपने तन का कुछ उज्जवल रक्त गिराना है!


वह आगे आए जिसके तन में खून भारतीय बहता हो।
वह आगे आए जो अपने को हिंदुस्तानी कहता हो!


वह आगे आए, जो इस पर खूनी हस्ताक्षर करता हो!
मैं कफ़न बढ़ाता हूँ, आए जो इसको हँसकर लेता हो!"


सारी जनता हुंकार उठी- हम आते हैं, हम आते हैं!
माता के चरणों में यह लो, हम अपना रक्त चढाते हैं!


साहस से बढ़े युबक उस दिन, देखा, बढ़ते ही आते थे!
चाकू-छुरी कटारियों से, वे अपना रक्त गिराते थे!


फिर उस रक्त की स्याही में, वे अपनी कलम डुबाते थे!
आज़ादी के परवाने पर हस्ताक्षर करते जाते थे!


उस दिन तारों ने देखा था हिंदुस्तानी विश्वास नया।
जब लिक्खा महा रणवीरों ने ख़ूँ से अपना इतिहास नया। 


 - श्री गोपाल दास व्यास जी

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