Thursday, April 25, 2013

Real Patriotism -- clip from " Brave Heart "

Friends, what is Patriotism ? To die for your country fighting on the Border  ? Or to keep suffering the pain and agony for a lifetime, for your country ? I think its the mixture of both.

Today I present before you one clip showing patriotism at its best. It is from the film " Brave Heart ".The hero is about to be hanged. He is lying near the gallows. The chief soldier thinks that he wants to ask for Mercy. So he tells him, going near to him, " If you ask for mercy, you can live... if you donot ask for mercy, you will die.." The hero is determined about what he needs to do. If he asks for Mercy, he might get life which would be of NO MEANING at all. The cause for which he lived all his life has been Freedom of his motherland. Now he cannot compensate by asking life for that great Cause. The choice is clear before him. 
All the soldiers and the people supporting him wait for his choice. He gathers strength by a couple of deep breaths and then he shouts at the top of his voice -- " Freedommmmmmmmmmm " His is the right choice, I salute such a man. 

To such a soldier, my countrymen, I raise a salute
Who made our Freedom struggle reach a new Altitude.