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and say, “I am proud to be Indian,” then, and only then,<br />
will they truly be free.<br />
We are also bound by the chains of corruption – corruption<br />
within our government and social systems, as well as<br />
corruption within our families and ourselves. Corruption<br />
in the government and our social systems is a problem<br />
which must be eradicated if India is ever to be a truly free<br />
nation. Freedom implies trust. Inherent in the meaning of<br />
true freedom is the ability to have faith in that system to<br />
which one adheres. If we require the people to pay heed<br />
to the government (and if we require them to abide by<br />
the rules set out by the government), then we must, in<br />
turn, give them a government in which they can have faith.<br />
Otherwise, if we demand their loyalty and obedience to a<br />
system riddled by corruption and dishonesty, then are we<br />
any better than a colonizer?<br />
However, it is not only corruption in the government which<br />
enslaves the people; the corruption within our own hearts<br />
can be even more insidious. Are we honest people? Are we<br />
righteous? Do we uphold the principles of dharma? We<br />
fought a long, arduous battle to win our right to freedom.<br />
Let us truly bask in this freedom, realizing the real richness<br />
of our values, ethics and sanskaras. The principles set forth<br />
in our scriptures are just as applicable to people living in<br />
modern Mumbai or Delhi as they were to people living<br />
thousands of years ago in the Himalayas. Let us not be<br />
bound by the chains of jealousy, anger and greed. These<br />
chains bind not only our hands but also our hearts. Instead,<br />
let us live lives of generosity, seva, love, purity and divinity.<br />
Then, our hearts, minds and souls will all be free.<br />
Our country won independence more than 50 years ago.<br />
When will we win independence over ourselves? When will<br />
we be the ones to determine the path of our lives, rather<br />
than let that path be dictated by our desires, our<br />
attachments, our lust and our greed? God has given each<br />
one of us the veto power. We must simply exercise it. I always<br />
say, “We are not light bulbs that can be switched on and<br />
off at the will of others.” Yet, too frequently, we act like<br />
that. Too frequently, we let the rest of the world determine<br />
our state of mind, our choices and our values. Let us take<br />
our lives back into our own hands, and turn the reins over<br />
only to God. When our lives become surrendered to His<br />
service, to service for Bharat Mata and to service for<br />
dharma, then we will truly be free.<br />
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