Many a times, weeks and months pass by, and nothing extraordinary happens…..Life stays monotonous and predictable….And many other times it so happens that in a matter of a short duration, loads of things happen and you end up losing the track of it….The gone by week was one such duration, when things happened fast, furious and insanity is one word that can sum up all that flown across….Yes it was an eventful week….And a week, that taught each of us a something or the other…….
Yes, I’m talking about the Cricket World Cup….In a country where people ‘Eats, drinks, sleeps and burps’ cricket (well, it is not my line, direct copy from a famous campaign), this event holds more meaning than anything else….And why not, this is the country where cricket and religion go hand in hand (at least in everyone’s mind) and cricketers are no less than gods (remember the banners the viewers carried to the field, that said ‘My mom told me to go to temple, so I came to watch the match’ )….This is the country where, passion for cricket and passion for living equate….This is the country where cricket bridges the minds of strangers, make them hug each other and make them friends for lifetime….So, it’s hardly anything new the response that this particular World Cup received from the countrymen…..
The reason, why I felt like putting down the wandering thoughts of mine on this particular event is purely personal…But I’m sure, it will resemble many others too….Yes, I’m talking about the passion, integrity and unity that the game created among us, the passion with which our ‘Men in Blue’ stood for the country during the match….And most importantly the passion that got displayed in each of us for the country….How many of didn’t get tears in our eyes, during the time the national anthem was being played….How many of us didn’t pray at least once during the match….And how many of us didn’t shed tears when the team lifted the cup…The answer will be hardly anyone…..
Yes, that is what we Indians are…..That is what our heart stores…We are the people, who knows how to forget the bad and embrace the good in anyone…We are the one who can think of the country first and then for self…We are the ones, who need only a small reason to be united and stand tall….We are the ones who has the immense power to love all as one…Yes, we are Indians….The country that has colours like that on a canvas, the country where rhythm takes another height, he country that teaches the world the language of love….That is India….And we are proud to be one among us…
The passion, generosity, strength, unity and spirit, that was displayed by MS Dhoni led ‘Team in Blue’, that teaches us that we still think about others before us…we still think about making a mark while letting others a chance for the same too…..Yes, you guys have reassured the spirit in us…Thanks for that….Thanks for lifting the ‘World Cup’ for us…But, more importantly thanks for reminding us of the strength and passion that we carry in us, which comes alive when we stand together….
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