Happy Independence Day

Its around 0030, 15th August... So far, the only wishes concerning Independence Day have been those on FB status msges, or gtalk messages. This is quite unlike few days back, when ppl were so enthusiastic about friendship day...! Kind of gives u a real good insight as to how quickly we all forget a day so important.

Even I am guilty of this crime. There used to be a time, when each Independence Day would mean me drawing atleast 5-6 flags of India, eventhough it was never perfect. I never got those 24 spokes correctly or equidistant. even then, I used to make it.. But now, all Independence Day means for me is just another holiday. And the worst part is, m not feeling as guilty as I should..

There used to be a time when I would wake up with the crack of the dawn, cycle my way to the school for the flag hosting ceremony, come back as soon as possible, and here the PMs speech. I never missed one... But now, each one would have heard what Barrack Obama had to say when he got elected.. But no one cares what Manmohan Singh has in store for us.

Is it a sign that we have stopped caring..? Is it that for us, a national festival just means a National Holiday..? There are so many of us who blame ppl who have left the country for a better future.. but to neglect our country right on its birthday, is according to me, much worse...

Or is it, that celebrating Independence Day serves no purpose... It aint glamorous, it aint happening...? Or is it that it aint worth celebrating.. I dont know about you, but to me, each of this reason sounds as lame as it can get. The simple reason is that perhaps we have stopped caring.. For us, 15th August is just a national holiday, a day when we can sleep late..

Pity this year its on saturday, and pity it has to be a dry day...

A Reason to Celebrate

Its 12 midnight and I get a msg... Some jazzy msg which ended up wid a Happy Friendship Day. I knew this wasnt written by the sender, and I never bothered to read it.. Just replied to it wid a polite "thnx and same to u" and was done wid it.

Honestly speaking, I never got the concept of celebrating Friendship Day. We celebrate bdays, anniversaries etc etc because they act as a milestone in our life. But why friendship day..? I asked the reason to a friend of mine who wished me, and i got a response, to remember all the friends u hv had and honour them..

2nd question.. how do u honour ur friends? by remembering them on just one day in an entire year, and that too often wid a forwarded msg..? if this is how u wish them, u might as well call it an acquaintance day... I wld look at it more as an insult u know...

The basic difference between a friend and acquaintance is that a friend makes u feel at home. You might not meet for years, but even then u know that the moment u guys see each other, the old closeness will return.. There is no message or call in this world which can mirror that feeling.

You might argue that u need to tell a friend how much they mean to u..? Again... why on that very specific day.. You say this the moment you realize this.. And most of the times, u neednt say this.. Your actions always prove the point..