Taranjit Singh ji, brother/cousin of our newest shaheed Bhai Jaspal Singh ji, has just been inducted into a very exclusive club, those of us who are close relatives of shaheeds.
I can, of course, only speak for myself. Forgive my use of "we." If anyone else in this club comes forward to dispute what I say, I will rewrite it.
We are in a situation hard to describe. We miss those who have died. (I avoid saying "those we have lost." "Lost is for car keys or library books, not shaheeds.) We mourn their absence and long for their presence. At the same time, we are unspeakably proud of them. They set an example for us as we try to be worthy of them.
Welcome, Taranjit Singh. You are the most recent. You won't be the last.
I can, of course, only speak for myself. Forgive my use of "we." If anyone else in this club comes forward to dispute what I say, I will rewrite it.
We are in a situation hard to describe. We miss those who have died. (I avoid saying "those we have lost." "Lost is for car keys or library books, not shaheeds.) We mourn their absence and long for their presence. At the same time, we are unspeakably proud of them. They set an example for us as we try to be worthy of them.
Welcome, Taranjit Singh. You are the most recent. You won't be the last.