Had a rather interesting conversation with a colleague-
Exasperated with the the sad state of affairs and happenings in the homeland, I remarked that non-violent fatalism as exposed by Gautam Buddha, Mahavir Jain, lately and especially Mahatma Gandhi was responsible for the shrinking borders and the decline of Indian nation.
My colleague said “koi apne saath kuch lekar gaya/jaata..." - nobody has taken anything /takes anything with him when he departs, this includes lands/nation.
Beautiful ascetic thought - The lands are still there, people still inhabit these lands-the nation's exist- albeit the names/flags have changed.....
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