on this Independence Day...............

This independence day taught me a lot...... I don't know if i had ever felt like this..

Being a member of the school band i had always participated during republic day and independence day parades....but once out of school i don't remember attending these functions.... For the first time after school i attended this year's independence day function in our society. I always felt that u don't need to always show the world what you feel....like..one can hardly find me praying at home . I usually visit the temple only on special occasions like birthdays or if its a festival. It does not mean that i have less belief in god...In fact i am a strong believer....its just that i don't like to show it...for me to pray i don't need to go to temple but i pray in my heart..and i do that often...this made some think that i am an atheist and i don't find a reason to change their view about me...it dint matter to me....But now it does..... and this 60th year taught me.

My father is a usual participant in these events...but this year he could not so he asked me to attend it
- or should i say represent him...There were not many people there as i had expected....but we had a quite function...with flag hoisting.......singing the national anthem....distribution of chocolates......what next....then one uncle asked me to sing a song. I hesitated but i don't know what i was thinking but i went forward.....of course i was not prepared to sing...i decided to give a speech in stead.
i spoke about following dreams...having faith in tomorrow.....having faith in our country and having faith in oneself. After the speech i felt very nice. Thats when i realized that i had been wrong all the while. It is important to share our wisdom with others and not keep it to ourselves.

Just like Gautam Buddha did....We ain't Buddha but we can definitely affect others around us by our words and deeds. Our aim should not only be to live a perfect life but also to inspire others to lead a perfect life.

Here is a good link...http://www.buddhanet.net/flash/toc/ ....hope u like it.