A mother's tears.

Mother. Ammi. Amma. Aai. Ayi. Maa. Muoj. Mai. Baa. Imaa. Bou. Pabbo. Mata. Mau. Maasa.

I challenge you to watch this without looking away. Now, think about that man in uniform, Bilal Ahmad Magray, who made that ultimate sacrifice. Think about his brave mother, Sara Begum. And think that besides the medal, what we can do that will make that sacrifice, both, his own and his mother's, worthy of the 'way of life' they sacrificed everything to protect.

When you say, 'Jai Hind' the next time, please tell me you will live up to the promises we made ourselves 72 years ago, for justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to strive to awaken in a country where the mind is without fear and the head is held high.

Promise yourself to be worthy of someone dying for you. Promise yourself to be worthy of that mother's tears.