Indian Soldier

Indian Soldier A tribute to the Defence Forces of INDIA Your alarm goes off; you hit the snooze and sleep for another 10 minutes He stays up for days on end You take a warm shower to help you wake up He goes days or weeks without running water You complain of a "headache", and call in sick He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward You put on your anti war/don't support the troops shirt, and go meet up with your friends He still fights for your right to wear that shirt You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you He knows he may not see some of his buddies ever again You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls He walks the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists You complain about how hot it is He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong He doesn't get to eat today Your wife/mother/ maid makes your bed and washes your clothes He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean You go to the mall and get your hair redone He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume You roll your eyes as a baby cries He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything... He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own people and remembers why he is fighting You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded - and of the innocents who have no one to stand up for them You see only what the media wants you to see He sees the broken bodies lying around him You stay at home and watch TV He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep and eat You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable He crawls under a tank for shade and a 5 minute nap, only to be awakened by gunfire You sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place because of men like him If only there were more men like him ! WHO is HE ? If you support him, then please re-send this to everyone you know... Perhaps people will change their attitude and behavior to support HIS worthy cause... HE is sacrificing his today for our future INDIA !!! ************ ********* ********* *****

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