Today's the day!
Today's the day I wish all my fellow Citizens a very Happy Independance Day.This day always makes me feel special somehow.It's the day I feel some sense of pride in being Indian-and in everything Indian.Yes,I take out my orange,green kurta and pair it with my carefully chosen white patiala(Not to forget,matching earrings!) :).
It's a day dedicated to celebrating freedom.
Now here is the word I love the most-Freedom
A simple enough word,but yet to me,it is intense. FREEDOM is defined by the free farlex dictionary as follows:
1. The condition of being free of restraints.
2. Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression.
3.a. Political independence.
b. Exemption from the arbitrary exercise of authority in the performance of a specific action; civil liberty: freedom of assembly.
4. Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition: freedom from want.
5. The capacity to exercise choice; free will
6. Ease or facility of movement: loose sports clothing, giving the wearer freedom.
7. Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve: the new freedom in movies and novels.
8.a. The right to unrestricted use; full access: was given the freedom of their research facilities.
b. The right of enjoying all of the privileges of membership or citizenship: the freedom of the city.
9. A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference: "the seductive freedoms and excesses of the picaresque form" (John W. Aldridge).
One word,so many meanings. Personally,it is the first one that strikes me most.
"Freedom from restraints of any sort".This is the kind of freedom I long for.
Every Independance Day,I make a resolution. I resolve to be free from whatever I think holds me back. It is mostly different things,trivial constraints and sometimes bigger too. This year I resolve to be free from negativity of any sort.
I've resolved to be free from whatever restricts me in some way or the other-things,places,people that always have a 'negative' influence on me.'Chains' that bind me,hold me down. I resolve to get rid of all the baggage,little by little.
And it does feel good
Xoxo
Nikita
