Freedom is endearing.

Freedom is endearing.
It is as weightless as the unbound Wings of a bird.
Just like myself, you too deserve the same independence to smell the fragrance of wild flowers, to wander in the drifting aimless roads, to sleep with the noiseless peace.
A day would come, when the diseases of social destruction such as Liquor, injustice, corruption, Poverty and Racism would commit suicide. The day of true independence would be that very day.
The day when the experiences of elders are respected
The day when the courage of the youth is recognized
The day when the violence against women perishes and they are honoured
The day when the voice of justice rises high against injustice.

That very day would be the day of Independence for this country of mine.
Happy Independence day to you all.

By Shameela Yoosuf Ali
2014 February 4th