Soldiers Fight

What does a soldier fight for?
I am sure most of us would say for his country. Correct. But then what is a country?
A country is not only a landmass but it is made up of living beings like you and me. Simply put, a soldier fights for me and you.
#He does not want to kill, but he has to so that we stay safe.
#He feels cold and heat too, but he learns to live with it to keep us comfortable. #And some of them also make supreme sacrifice while protecting us.

And what how much do we care for them? Ask yourself this question and see what answers you get.
Many of you might say that we give respect to them. But the question is, is it enough?
#Can you buy a decent house with respect?
#Can you pay for your children’s education with respect?
#Can you lead a comfortable life after disability/retirement with this respect? Answer to all these questions is a big NO.

I agree that soldiers are not so shallow to fight for money. In fact if they wanted to make money then they would have joined some giant corporate and made money there. But they chose their profession because it is noble and responsible for our safety. So isn’t it our duty to ensure that when they need help, we help them with tan-man-dhan? We Indians take pride in being businessman. Nothing wrong in it, in fact we are damn good at business and entire world acknowledges that. We are so good at business that we forgot that we also need guardians who’ll keep these businesses safe. Those guardians are our sentinels in the armed forces.

It is high time that we understood the importance of armed forces and do our best by contributing to strengthen them.