Friday, July 24, 2009

22 years old, what can you do?

The ultimate sacrifice.

It has been 10 years since the Kargil War began. It's a shame for people like myself who didn't know about it. I came to know only when I saw this article. This article has a very touching letter that this 22 year old Soldier sent to his family, knowingly that he might be going on his last journey.

MY GRAND SALUTE to people who stand up, time and again to serve their DUTY. My post is not only for people serving in armed forces across the world, but also goes out to those who sacrifice themselves (partly or fully) to serve higher purposes, be it nations, people, companies or communities.

I sometimes wonder how selfish we become at times thinking about all petty things around ourselves and really, forget the mighty force inside us that can possibly transform us in to self-less beings.

There's one thing that stands out and screams out loud to me, time here is limited in every sense, spend it wisely on 'grand' causes.