Soldiers, We
Salute You!
‘Burying her fears deep in her heart, his mother bid him farewell,
hoping to see him soon. The news of the attack troubled her, and she spent her
days praying for him. When atlast he came back, she took a sigh of relief,
until the time he had to leave again.’
In this week dedicated to our superheroes,
it won’t be fair if we ignore the jawaans from our Indian Army, someone who the
entire nation salutes for their exemplary courage and the amount of dedication
with which they fulfil all their duties.
If
today all of us are able to move around freely or sleep peacefully at night, it
is only because the soldiers are there at the frontiers guarding our country
day and night. Whether it be the unbearable scorching heat or the chilly winds,
they care about none. For them, their duty comes first. Away from their
families, they spend months in inhospitable conditions to ensure that no outer
forces are able to harm any innocent person irrespective of the fact that their
own lives are always in danger.
Little is said about their valour or their
spirit of selfless sacrifice. In any situation, no matter how dark it may be,
they do not drop their fierce determination. The protection and warmth we feel
gets noticed, the security of living in the country gets noticed, but not the
sacrifices that it cost. With a smile on their faces, and their fears buried
deep inside their hearts, they religiously do their duty. Their fears- if they
will ever be able to go back home, to their parents, to their wives, to their
children; from when and where will their next bullet come.
Douglas McArthur had rightly said, “The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace,
for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” The war
affects nobody more than the families of these brave men. So many soldiers
sacrifice their lives every year to protect their motherland. Their families
are shattered, their world’s end. Yet they feel the pride as they know they
fought till the last breath, fought to remove the terror from their country.
Such a spirit deserves to be applauded.
The
citizens of this country know that they are in safe hands, and even in the
worst situations, they will be protected. These soldiers are the real
superheroes, and we salute them!
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