Vision for the Nation

VISION FOR THE NATION
India is a nation of a billion people. A nation’s progress
depends upon how its people think. It is thoughts which
are transformed into actions. India has to think as a nation
of a billion people. Let the young minds blossom – full of
thoughts, the thoughts of prosperity.
Nations are built by the imagination and untiring enthusiastic efforts
of generations. One generation transfers the fruits of its toil to another which
then takes forward the mission. As the coming generation also has its dreams
and aspirations for the nation’s future, it therefore adds something from its
side to the national vision; which the next generation strives hard to achieve.
This process goes on and the nation climbs steps of glory and gains higher
strength.

The first vision: Freedom of India
Any organisation, society or even a nation without a vision is like a
ship cruising on the high seas without any aim or direction. It is clarity of
national vision which constantly drives the people towards the goal.
Our last generation, the glorious generation of freedom fighters, led
by Mahatma Gandhi, and many others set for the nation a vision of free
India. This was the first vision, set by the people for the nation. It therefore
went deep into the minds and the hearts of the masses and soon became the
great inspiring and driving force for the people to collectively plunge into
the struggle for freedom movement. The unified dedicated efforts of the
people from every walk of life won freedom for the country.
The Second vision: Developed India
The next generation (to which I also belong ) has put India strongly
on the path of economic, agricultural and technological development. But
India has stood too long in the line of developing nations. Let us, collectively,
set the second national vision of Developed India. I am confident that it is
very much possible and can materialise in 15 – 20 years’ time.
Developed status
What does the developed... [continues]

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