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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

To Mr. Smith . . .

How far are you willing to go? How many times are you going to try? Why don't you just give it up? Cant u see this is a lost cause? But you know Smith, that stupid adamant person, never ever bothers to listen to what the world has to say. Its almost 24 hrs and he is still standing and is still talking. Filibuster! ........ A boy scout leader challenging the bureaucracy, a simple person yet standing so tall, do not have any experience, but have a big heart. against all odds, alone but still firm..

For those who haven't seen the movie its kinda hard to explain. But if I try, the only thing that comes into my mind is about this dreamer who want others to fall in and share his dream and he is just not sitting on it but making it run in the most outrageous possible ways. They are all starting their own ripple of justice in one way or other and one day it will be the Tsunami which will sweep away any evil in its path and if it means a sacrifice, it is something that what they are more than willing to make.

Sounds familiar to me. cause I know some of them. I am witnessing their epic struggle to fight for the truth. My eyes are burnt in joy trying vehemently to record their relentless effort of bringing justice and equity and now I do realize that those who are doing so day in day out do have one thing in common - They all have a dream and they are not going to rest till they get it. They all represent freedom so they all are going to Washington. They all are Mr.Smith!

You can be rest assured that at this very moment they are changing something, they are making someone laugh and are making this a better place to live in. So today is all about Him and his triumphs. What better way to felicitate than to decorate him on the walls of Hall of Fame, where Time stands still, making way for others to bow in respect and gratitude now and ever after.

Three ways of wisdom, three types of speech but only one way to live! Three immortals and their selected few.

Mother Teresa, Swami Vivekananda, Sir Martin Luther King Jr. and Him.

Change Makers: Hall Of Fame

Hall Of Fame - The Change Makers: aka- Mr.Smith

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) starring James Stewart
One man who stalled the senate using Filibuster (the right to unlimited debate) until justice is served
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Smith_Goes_to_Washington

A little excerpt ....

Reporter: democracy's fine show: the filibuster.

The right to talk your head off. Free speech in its most dramatic form. The last man in that chamber,

once he gets and holds that floor, can talk as long as he can stand on his feet. Providing that he does not sit down, does not leave the chamber or stop talking......................

Radio Anchor: Senator Smith has now talked for 23 hours and 16 minutes non stop.

It is the most spectacular thing in the Senate annals.One simple American holding the greatest floor.What he lacked in experience,

he's made up in fight.But those tired boy ranger legs are buckling, bleary eyes, voice gone, he can't go on much longer...............

Well He did, All the way through. This is why we decorate the real Smiths, This is why they will live for ever and this is why we all bow to them ...

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Hall of Fame

October 21, 6.30p.m. i lost one of my classmates. I knew that it was coming, he knew that, we all knew that, cause science nowadays have given us the power to forecast fate quite accurately. so there was no grief, nothing to feel bad about and even if there had been any, he asked us not to shed tears. So we didn't. and that was it. So this is not about him and how he died, but about what he taught us at a time when we could never even dare to gather the strength to have a dream. But he had a dream ...and he was pretty happy with that. and so he smiled till the end. I questioned myself what had I done that can bring smile even at that point of one's life?

Well I printed a copy of some remarks made by some people and handed it to him. Believe me that's all i did. All these people were complete strangers to him, yet they all asked him to get well asap and that very notion made him happy even though he knew that he will never ever have the chance to meet them. Those were my friends! well actually Virtual Friends and i had the chance to know them at a place which actually don't exist at all.

These r the people who had taken up the daunting task to make others feel that they mean a lot to them even though they do not know the person at all. But they trust. They trust the trust of others and they never turn their back. they stretch out their hands and say that they will be there, and they do. they silently pray for complete strangers, they fight for lost causes and they stand in times of injustice and if u listen very carefully u can actually hear them say ....

i will care about u no matter what happens. no matter we don't know each other, no matter we will never meet, still i will care about u, now and always. that is what dreams r made of and this is how dreams should be. i will be there for u when u don't need me, and i will be there at all those odd places and spaces where u hide to endure all the pain. i will not let u keep any secrets, no matter how much u hate me for that, cause now i know what u meant when u said 'no matter'. cause i am your friend no matter if u like it or not., and that is what friendship is all about.

they r the change makers, they r The truth and I am truly honored to have them in my 'Hall of Fame.'

Gosh! I so want to be a fraction of what they r and what they do day in day out. .

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Celebrating Life

I will try to keep this short. I am sharing this because one of my very close friend has asked me to do so. He may not have much time left yet he is very happy. When i told him about u and how we all have bad days once and often, all he wanted is to share this video with u. He has asked me to translate the lyrics for u, cause this is in Hindi ... and also to highlight the words in Hindi so that u all can have the essence of some particular words and not only the overall feel and can relate to the lyrics while u listen to it. I have tried to do my best and hopefully u all will understand. I don't know whether this will change anything but I do believe that this will bring him hope. ...and ....that's all ....

and as he said that he will be blessed to have the opportunity to share this with you... his dreams... the way it is ..

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Independence Day

Today is our independence day. At about 63 years back, we achieved something that many had thought to be an impossible task, reprimanding the effects of the mighty East Indian Company and raising the flag of freedom. So many people died, so many gave their soul; just to make this a better place to live in and so we celebrate; One of my students asked - should we believe in the notion 'Forgive and Forget' and move on towards a happier tomorrow or just stay right here, right now, feeling this present at its best and believe that there is nothing called a better tomorrow? Can we really move on with time and forgive? or will we do justice to those who gave us this gift of freedom of speech by just letting it go? We cannot forget the past. we cannot forget the sacrifices, we cannot forget our roots, we cannot forget where we belong - so there comes no question of forgiveness. We cannot forgive until we are ready to forget and when we are ready to forget we are ready to lose our soul. and we are ready to lose our Heroes.

Is this day an expression of our own identity or is it a part of a global phenomena, that each and every country nourishes. So many faces, so many names and they all did what they thought was right. they raised their voices, they demanded an answer and though they bled they still won.
and now there is new blood, new aspirations, new policies but there is still a lingering ray of hope that shines among the few who does the same thing that the Great ones once did. There is no need to fight for independence, there is no need to raise our voices, but still they do; to preserve the gift, to preserve independence and to make changes to curb the possibilities of self-deprivation and mass degeneration. They are the people who are making the changes, silently but efficiently; they are the people who are still raising their voices sparingly but passionately; so they are the new Heroes and so salutations to them and what they do and happy independence day to all. I wish i could have been a half of what they are. I am not. But I do know them. That also counts.

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