The news that the young girl Malala Yousafai shares the Nobel Peace prize with Mr. Kailash Sathyarthi comes as a luminous inspiration to the youth of today. I have been following the news about this girl, ever since she was shot in her head (in 2012); she was then 15. She had shaken even the stern silence of the Talibans who began blaming her that she making her appearances into popularity stunts. The speech that she gave at the UN saying, I am not angry with the Taliban... spoke volumes of her determined state of mind. In spite of all the comments that she is managing it because of the media glare or she has some political motivations and she is well backed up etc., having done their rounds, I cannot but admire this girl and the cause for which she stands.
I am looking at her Indian counterparts...my young friends in India... what are your priorities. At 17...what matters to you? How informed are you? How courageous are you? How criticaly aware are you of the system around you, be it political or social or cultural. How liberating, how transforming, how challenging are your perspectives. And how determined are you to stand by them?
This 17 year old has set you a model. I am not calling you to idolise her...just wondering if your hearts and minds are disturbed by this throbbing precedence!
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deep reflections to the young today keep up!
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