17 is a big Number... I know...especially today...when we know things are not as bad...afterall I have brought them to this level...
I also know today we faltered... there were mistakes... *but I am not done yet*...
Possibly, I am rightly blamed of being Complacent ... forgotten the basics ... poor leadership.... and may have suffered a set back at a very crucial time ... *but I am not done yet*..
The churning in the society is seriously affecting me .... I am increasingly being used for political mileage ... which dents my image and sometimes confidence... *but I am not done yet*....
Today, thanks to the technology, everyone is an expert in *MY Domain* ...so much that I sometimes suspect my own capabilities ... sometimes my own blame me.... and some times they want to even divide us... leaders and men..... *but still I am not done yet* ...
Because when I look in the mirror ... I know I AM THE BEST ...
I have lost 17 of my own ... but I know ONLY I CAN HIT BACK..
We faultered and lost 17 ... but only because they got lucky ... how else could we have lost most to fire and not bullets ... sad way for a soldier to die...but yes they got lucky or we were unlucky... see how quckly we killed them after having lost 17.. *which shows I am not done yet* ..
COMPLACENT...yes possibly ... but it comes from confidence..confidence of being dominant... so not a big issue...I will pull up my socks and soon give it back to those who got lucky.... *Even they know I am not done yet*
Forgotten the basics? Not really... sometimes careless yes ... but I know my basics... just wait and watch... in any case who else... is there someone better than me? Have seen many around me... *I KNOW I am the best in the world*
Poor leadership ???? Come on. .. possibly the only forces where officers lead from the front at all times... you know the statastics don't you? I know there are new challenges ... we will learn ... *and believe me, we learn the fastest*...
Society will change but our constitution won't. . We will adapt to the change....
Believe you me...
Because you have no other options. .. I am your best bet ... In fact I am your only bet... *there is no one else*... you may discuss...you may shout...but in your heart, you know, I am the one you can trust..
So leave me alone...let me do my job ... won't let you down... *BECAUSE I AM NOT DONE YET*
THE SILENT INDIAN SOLDIER
RIP