Translated by: Mridula Menon (lndia)

“Freedom of Expression”

God granted us we humans
A unique gift
Freedom of expression
The right to give vent to our emotions
A blessing denied to other living beings
Enabling us to keep intact our distinctiveness
At every phase in our lives.

If in life we human beings
Are bereft of our feelings
Feelings which are our expressions
Of our lives in all its sacredness
We then are akin to a bird helpless
In its plight with its broken wings.

Unable to appreciate and relish
That innate sense of freedom
Choking desperately in our denial of freedom
Is like the arrogant eagle
Flustered yet still trying hard to break free from its bondage
Longing in vain to flutter its wings
And to soar with all its might in the blue sky
Indeed freedom so precious should never be denied.