Independence is Earned

Independence is a blessing of God but it costs much. We, the Pakistani can understand it better than any other else. There is a series of sacrifices, blood shedding and hard ships before our independence. It would be injustice to take it for granted. It is really earned not got free of cost. Slavery is the worst condition in which a man is caged and chained without committing any sin. Only these nations can feel the Joy of freedom which remained in bondage for countless years.

“Independence is hard earned and hard maintained”

After 67 years we are not still free people .We are not in a position to decide independently. Our decisions are made in Washinton or London.For more than 40 years we remained under military rule and all our democratic governments remained under the threat of army all the time. In spite of physical freedom, we are spiritually and morally slaves of western civilization .We got the country for the free preaching of our religion but later we forgot our real aim and our religion Islam is under the target of bitter criticism by the west. We got Islamic Democratic Pakistan but now we have only Pakistan. Democracy never flourished in Pakistan and we never tried to apply practically in a Pakistan. We forgot the real meanings of freedom and the result is our humiliation. We are declining day by day in every field of life.

Let us turn the pages of the history of Pakistan. It is a long struggle of mind and body. We got it after the 90 years of unrest toil. Arguing and pleading with the people who were prejudice against the Muslims. Strong opposition both from Hindus and the British tested the mettle of the Muslims. Quad’s own life came under the threats of assassination. But he did not move. Countless people lost their lives, property and near and dear ones during this long journey of independence. We heavily paid for it. Our every house suffered during migration. The mishap of the Independence Train is a tale of human frailty and sorrow. Tragic incident regarding religious belief occurred throughout this chapter. We faced a lot of heart breaking challenges after getting independence. There was a challenge of making future constitution of Pakistan and after 9 years we were able to constitute our first constitution. Water problem was another problem which was somehow settled in 1960 by Indo pak agreement. Most of our record remained in India and we had to prepare it again. The problem of rehabilitation was not easy one. Financial condition of the country at that time is not worth mentioning. India refused to give us our due share and we struggled hard to overcome our difficulties. At that the Quaid said,
“The destination has been achieved but the struggle was not over .The new state that emerged had to face many problems of gigantic magnitude”

Now look at the long and continuous struggle of Kashmiri people. They are not fighting for property or wealth. Their struggle is not for rule. They just want independence. They want freedom; freedom of thought and freedom of heart. They are paying numberless sons, countless daughters. Why? Just only for independence. Their sons are being slaughtered and their sisters and daughters are being raped. It is what the freedom demands. The people of philistine are being treated high handed. They are considered below the level humanity. They really know the price of independence.

All the states and nation in the worlds which got freedom and independence went through the period of trials and tribulations. Rarely, there is any mention of a nation which got freedom without pains. Independence through dialogues on table talks is unknown in the whole history of the world.

If we look at the other aspects of this topic ‘personal independence’ we can also maintain that it is achieved after a long and ardours toil. Michal Lord says, “Depending is rather easy while independence is a difficult task”.

The sum and substance of all this discussion is that “Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence. (David Bon-Gurion). Without freedom of thought and expression, it is meaningless. Without pains and penalties, no one values independence. It is the game of nerves. It is the fight for right and right is always might. A free and an independent man can build his character strong and energetic .He can prune his potential according to his will. The blessing of freedom can be realized when it promises gradual change in mental outlook. A bird in cage yearns for freedom more than anyone in the world .A captive soldier can feel the worth of freedom. I would like to make an end with the memorable quote of Hazrat Umar (R.A),

“Your mothers gave you birth free, no one can snatch your right of freedom”.