The whole history of human progress is written with the blood of young men and young women. And because reforms are ever made by the vigour, courage, self-sacrifice and emotional conviction of the young men who do not know enough to be afraid and who feel much more than they think. It were they, the young only, who fought. And everywhere the young can fight without hope, without fear and without hesitation.
While we Indians, what are we doing? A branch of peepal tree is cut and religious feelings of the Hindus are injured. A corner of a paper idol, tazia, of the idol-breaker Mohammedans is broken, and 'Allah' gets enraged, who cannot be satisfied with anything less than the blood of the infidel Hindus. Man ought to be attached more inportance than the animals and yet, here in India, they break each other's heads in the name of 'sacred animals'....
There are many... among us who hide their lethargy under the grab of internationalism. Asked to serve their country they reply: 'Oh Sirs, we are cosmopolitans and believe in universal brotherhood. Let us not quarrel with the British. They are our brothers.' A good idea, a beautiful phrase. But they miss its implication. The doctrine of universal brotherhood demands that the exploitation of man by man and nation by nation must be rendered impossible. Equal opportunity to all with any sort of distinction. But British rule in India is a direct negation of all these, and we shall have nothing to do with it.One man, in his early 20s, had such thoughts. While reading this book, almost on every page I stop and think, has 20% of his ideas being used and implemented, what has changed since then? Even today one is exploiting the other, yes the change is who and whom. No more there is British rule on India, but the country is now ruled by narrow self made boundaries casts, social status, rich and poor. Forget
about universal brotherhood, do we have a country brotherhood?
This is a big question our generation today faces, where do we want us in the years to come? Has the scarifies made to give us a better living are only important in history books or they still hold some meaning for us?
