India was privileged to
celebrate its 74th Independence Day on 15th August, 2020. It is always a joyous
moment for citizens of a country to commemorate the freedom of their
nation. Every country has a designated day to celebrate its country's
independence. The citizens owe their gratitude to many, especially the freedom
fighters who contributed to the freedom of the country. There are so many
stories around independence, stories of people's sacrifices for their independence, which
are indeed emotional.
No doubt our country is
enjoying the freedom to live in our own terms and also ensuring to keep our
nation from any infiltration's. But have you noticed that the tyranny
now is not just from the outside, but also from the inside? We
are forced to fight against so many odds in our country. There are people who
spread the air of hatred in the name of religion, caste, creed, gender
discrimination and status. So many Dalits are fighting for their survival
because they are manipulated by the higher caste people. It is a sad but hard
truth. We are the recipients of the evil of caste system which resulted from
religion? Who would free our nation from such hate?
There is another area
of hatred spilled in our country in the name of religion. Just to give you a little
fact on the hate crime against religion, do you know hate crimes against
Christians in India have risen by an alarming 40.87%? In spite of the
nation-wide lock down the report records 293 cases of hate crimes against
Christians including 5 rapes and 6 murders. A number of Churches have been
burned down and many are languishing in jail without even a FIR.
Well, I am not
intending to overwhelm you by all these facts, but this is the truth.
I had an opportunity to work in tribal belts in different parts of country,
worked amongst commercial sexual workers, but I tell you we have so much to
fight against the discrimination, which is also used by some politicians to
divide innocent citizens. Time to bring harmony and restore the love of
brotherhood. Do you think it is possible?
The whole Bible is a
story of love. Jesus demonstrated His love and emphasized to love one another
irrespective of who they were in His time. Jesus reached out to the most
unclean person, the leper, the outcast and downtrodden people. He left a legacy
for us to follow His footsteps. True freedom is to be able to love irrespective
of who the person is and reach out to them in need. Jesus kept emphasizing to
love one another as we love ourselves. You can make a commitment to follow the
God of love and contribute love and harmony in this country.
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