An evolutionary Idea - the most powerful idea

Do we have to be patriotic? Do we need nation states?
Is the answer a yes and a no? How about a world without borders?
Can we lose our countrymen? Do we unite them?
Do we care about our nation? Do we care about humanity?
We have been discussing humanity, but there is hate everywhere!
There is hate, there is violence and there is filth everywhere
we have been discussing love, peace and nonviolence,
Do there seems to be an ever widening gap,

An ever widening gap between action and thought,
so why have a dialogue? What is the point of all these discussions?
Why discuss ideas which remain ideas for ever? Why discuss at all?
Is cynicism the new age pragmatism? Do we have a hope for a better tomorrow?
Do we need a revolution to overthrow the old? Do we even need the new?
Well, an even more powerful force has already been working!
We have come out of the feudal age into a democratic age, how ever imperfect they are,
Well evolution is probably the most powerful revolution, a slow one though

Since the powerful action is a thought,
A thought can create a dream,
a dream of a better tomorrow,
of nation where little children will one day live,
where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character
and yes dreams do come true
As the most powerful actions start with a thought

The world discussed Marx, Darwin, Adam Smith,
the world discussed socialism, capitalism,
the world discussed science, the world discussed religion,
the world read Ayn Rand, the world discussed John Rawls,
the world discussed free markets, the world discussed opportunities,
the world discussed justice, the world discussed empowerment,
the world discussed merit, the world discussed equality of opportunity,
the world discussed affirmative action, the world discussed special rights,

The world has discussed many great thoughts,
the world has discussed humanity, ethics, justice,
the world is moving towards an inclusive future,
the world has discussed science, engineering, medicine
the world will hopefully move into a powerful tomorrow,
the world has discussed environment, sustainability, development
the world will hopefully be a better place tomorrow,
the world will hopefully continue to discuss

While it is easy to discuss and spread hate,
an idea of love may require a lifetime,
a Hitler, a Saddam Hussain and a Stalin made it big, 
may be right, may be wrong, we may critique them,
that might be debatable, it may be not,
but few would question the intensions
of a Gandhi,a Mandela and a Martin Luther King had to wait,
and a critique of their struggles only produces a powerful thought

Here is one powerful idea which has been discussed,
we don't exactly know when it started, but it's been a long time,
this is an idea of humanity, of empathy, of oneness,
an idea that I am God and so are others,
an idea discussed by theists, atheists and agnostics alike,
an idea of curiosity, of creativity and consilience,
an idea discussed by spiritualists and materialists alike,
an Idea of love, an Idea of a land to discuss ideas

This powerful idea gave the world so many thoughts,
This powerful idea gave the world so many thinkers,
This powerful idea evolved a land which continued to grow,
A land which continued to care for its people, where the poor have a voice,
where the poor will hopefully have a better tomorrow, where the fight never ends,
fight against oppresion shall never end, for the land cares for the last man standing,
An idea of a land which looks beyond borders, for the still larger cause of humanity,
A land which welcomed ideas, which stuck with core values, a land which always evolved into a better self

Ladies and Gentlemen, we welcome you to discuss one of the most powerful ideas,
one of the most amazing ideas ever discussed in the history of mankind,
we welcome you to the 71st birthday party of the world's largest democracy,
we welcome you to a discussion on Idea of India, an evolutionary idea, a very powerful idea!