We are forever moving the chains forward for progress. No one can stop us. There have been many corrupt politicians, and many hateful politicians in our way– but the vision is always there. The progress is always made. Our nation is not free of all of its burden yet, but to give you hope, here is a glimpse towards our inevitable freedom.
“Where the Mind is Without Fear”
by Rabindranath Tagore
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
“Where the Mind is Without Fear” is an inspiring poem to get you right back into absorbing the daily blows of politics. The vision this poem lays out, is what every person wants out of its country. The commanding line at the end, “let my country awake”, serves to energize the reader’s passion for progress. We all want progress. We all want our country to wake up! This poem reminds us of where our country needs to keep moving towards. It lifts my spirits when there is just too much political turbulence. I hope it can do the same for you.