Virtue of Courage Sown By Shanti Bhushan, a Senior Advocate, a Former Law Minister and a Team Anna member

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Yes. This is about Virtue of Courage  sown among lawyers by Shanti Bhushan, A senior Advocate, A Former Law Minister and present Team Anna Member.


The moment I publish this, large numbers of lawyers, senior advocates and politicians and jounalists will start throwing bricks at me. I will fall from their eyes. 

They will say this man has many weak points and dark spots. Therefore, I should not say anything good about him. 

They may be right. I may be wrong. People who will live here after 50 Years may be the best judges to describe contribution of this very old and courageous man. 


At his this advanced age, he is battling and supporting Anna against corruption! 

I salute this man, whatever vices he may have. 


This is what I wrote about him on 

17 July 2002


A poem for Shri Shanti Bhushan, Senior Advocate  


‘Never! Never seekfavours!
Not even in dreams!’

Sometimes we hearthese words
In corridors ofSupreme Court

When we look at thedirection
From which thesewords are coming
We see a mountain ofcourage
Coming towards us

In court rooms
Even before he saysanything
Clouds startgathering in the sky

And when he sayssomething
Lightening startfalling
Sometimes on thisside
Sometimes on thatside

At heart he is ascalm as a seaBut when there are stormsin the sea 

And when the sea isprovoked

We have seen manyships 

Sinking at the bottom of the sea

We can explore a sea

But we cannot exploreBottom of his heart

Which is deeper thanthe seaPirates often say

Treasures are hidden

At the bottom of hisheart

He underlines courage
When he walks on thegravel roads

With his hands always foldedback

 ––Haresh A. Raichura                               

P.S. Psychologist and body language expert say,

When you walk with your hands folded back,

you are telling the world that,

“I am not afraid of you.”

Tomorrow, when you go for morning walk, try to walk with your hands folded back.

You may feel courage flowing in your veins.

 

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