I have seen God
It is a complete dichotomy to ideate a professor dancing like a peacock in rain and laughing her head off with her squad, for Dr. Anjali Sharma — teaching has always been beyond books. A philosopher at heart, she reckons that life can be painted vibrantly with an optimistic stance. As a motivational strategist, she facilely gels with the corporate world through her inspirational talks. With more than a dozen research paper publications in highly esteemed management journals, book reviews with Oxford University Press and her words of appreciation documented in a Marketing Management book by SAGE Publications — she has made laudable contributions in the precinct of management studies. The spark of her life comes from her funny family and her precious students. She believes that happiness is a choice and through her column, "The Talking Sparrow", she is naturally inclined to connect with people intending to live a high spirited life. LESS ... MORE
When the night is dark and the sky spews fire,
Remember, there is one of us wearing combat attire.
For years, I have yearned to see God. Sometimes I wonder, does He look the same as envisioned by all of us? Or does He have a totally different demeanor, beyond our imagination?
Every single day, I seek happiness and protection through my prayers.
Assured that I have an invisible shield over me, I sleep peacefully—and so do you.
But there are families who don't get a wink of sleep while we soak in our dreams. Someone's son, someone's brother, and someone's husband wears the camouflaged attire to save us from the looming clouds of terror.
Freezing in the ice, burning in the sun, and parching in the deserts—our soldiers weather it all for us! Yet none of these challenges can dull their valour for their motherland.
You see, we are talking about an iron heart who keeps his life in his hands and sacrifices his breath with a smile on his face. He is an indomitable lion whose roar claims the battlefield.
Feeling proud and thankful is an understatement for the sacrifice our brave heroes make for us.
Are these soldiers any lesser than God to us? After all, the 'freedom' and the 'peace' we seek through our prayers, they give it to us—unasked.
May they live as long as the sun and moon.
May they stay as happy as the blooming flower.
May they stay as strong as the sturdy mountains.
May they rule the warfront like an eagle soaring the sky.
I have seen God in our soldiers, and I believe you have too!
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