Goodbye Benazir...

We remember.

You stood for freedom
Yet, were scorned by many
What do they know?

Your charismas and efferversence
Stood the test of time
Many loved you as well

Woe to those who put you down
Sadness has befallen
The land you so loved
But your spirit lives on

The fight continues
The dawn shall come
Where democracy will
Forever live on

Farewell, my friend...
Democracy shall prevail

You had a heritage that would both give you a sense of destiny and weigh you down.

Yet, you bravely fought for what you truly believed in, and what the rest of us believed in, but would rather take a back seat in...

Your words serve as an inspiration to me:

You said:
"I didn't chose this life, it chose me."
"Born in Pakistan, my life mirrors its turbulence, its tragedies and its triumphs"
"I am not afraid. I am ready to die for my country."

Indeed, you loved your country...for that I respect and salute you, Mdm Benazir.


Flowers from London as a tribute...it was there at the London School of Economics where debates on Democracy first opened my mind to the world around me.