Struggle Shall Never Die

 

Sacrifice Builds Tomorrow

(Struggle is not a crime. Blame is not a virtue.)

Bruhaspati Samal

General Secretary

Confederation of Central Govt Employees and Workers

Odisha State CoC, Bhubaneswar

When silence sits heavy on trembling lips,
And fear clutches dreams in its iron grips,
Remember, no chains were ever undone—
By waiting for others to rise, not one.

You ask, “Who pays if the axe should fall?”
As if freedom is granted without risk at all.
But the fruits of rights you wish to taste—
Grow on the trees of sacrifice, not haste.

The path of justice is never paved
By hands that tremble, by souls enslaved.
If you shrink back when storms begin,
Don’t question why others march and win.

A victim you’re not, when you rise and fight—
You’re a torchbearer for truth and right.
But blaming the hand that woke your voice,
Is a coward’s escape, not a hero’s choice.

Was Bhagat Singh scared of the gallows high?
Did martyrs of rights not dare to defy?
Their blood inked rights you now hold dear,
Yet you shiver today, controlled by fear?

Each struggle demands a price, a toll—
And history only remembers the bold soul.
The question is not who will pay the due—
You’ll stand when the winds blow through.

So stop pointing fingers, stop the blame,
This isn’t a game, nor a hunt for fame.
Rights are not served on a silver tray,
They’re earned by those who dare dismay.

Walk the fire, if freedom you seek,
Let not your will be timid or weak.
In unity, rise; in resolve, grow tall—
Or forever be servants to silence’s call.

Let struggle be honour, not a curse,
Let courage be yours, for better or worse.
And if sacrifice knocks, open the gate—
For destiny waits, and history won’t wait.

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