Happy Independence Day to the wonderful at people of India. August 15, 1947 was a day of freedom from almost 200 years of British subjugation. My fathers generation, and many who came before that, fought for it through non violence and civil disobedience. Their sacrifices allow us to live free, and we must celebrate that with gusto.
The only way to truly appreciate freedom is to be deprived of it. Just ask the women of Afghanistan, and the people of Cuba, and China and Russia, among others.
We must break through the shackles that bind us to circumstances that prevent us from living a free life. If not now, when? There is no tomorrow when it comes to living in a free world, with a free spirit. Freedom is a beautiful way to celebrate “the human spirit, and human dignity”.
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