2 Soldiers

"Isn't it strange, our thoughts, our liking, our food, everything is alike still we are here to sacrifice everything just to save the nation." Asked the soldier. "Brother actually the problem is not in our cultures but in the minds of those have power to dominate the minds of billions of persons. We both sacrificed our family lives, our comforts and when we need holidays we need to wait for so long. But the irony is we both love our nation and pray our motherland."

"Definitely brother!!! I love my motherland and owe my life, my families happiness and everything to it. I feel the same for you." Interrupting the first soldier offers biryani along with some sweets to the other. "Thank you!! But I am vegetarian. But for the sake of our Brotherhood and love I will take one piece of Gulabjamun. I love it." He took the piece of gulabjamun.

"Brother it's too tasty. Can i have one more piece? From where you get these sweets?", questioned the soldier. Then the other soldier replied, " I love it too, so my mother specially prepared these sweets for me. You may share when ever you want. But not at the time of war. Otherwise I will not spare you." And both laughed. Their eyes were glamming with Brotherhood, they were sharing their meals of thoughts but they didn't belong to same motherland.

Often we are told that Love Prevails but we are not taught how to love. Even in our childhood we started hating children of other community and had fear from muslims. But now I think that the soldiers are on borders sacrificing their lives, their families and happiness, but in return What we are giving to them, Just some casual posts on social media on some occasions. How many of us visit or try to contact those families who sent their children to the Army. 

The sacrifices are being made on both sides of the borders but we are taught to hate who is on the other side of the border. We hardly respect a soldier by their dignity but who can save us. I want to say this world can be a better place to live, share if we start living without borders without having hatered for others. May be some one is admiring the same dreams we are admiring. Let the Love prevails and do visit to such people who selflessly contribute a lot to us.

Shailja