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The lesson that Abu Saeed’s sacrifice taught us
Nazrul’s ‘Anandamayir Agamane’ has always been one of my favorite poems
. He had to be imprisoned for publishing this poem in the Dhumketu magazine he edited. In that poem, the poet had severely scornfully attacked the ‘dead peace of the land of death’. He said, ‘Han Talwar, An Ma Samar, Amar Haber Mantra Dekha’. Not everyone finds this mantra of immortality. Among the few people who find it, Mrityunjayi Abu Sayeed is undoubtedly one of them.
The lesson that Abu Saeed’s sacrifice taught us
Did he know that the call to sacrifice everything for the country had come for him? Otherwise, why did he remember another hero, who has been inspiring beyond the boundaries of time, from generation to generation? Remembering Rajshahi University teacher Shaheed Mohammad Shamsujoha, the symbol of the mass uprising of 24, Abu Sayeed wrote:
‘Sir! At this moment, you are very much needed, Sir! Everyone who was in your contemporaries is dead, but you are immortal even after death. Your tomb is our inspiration. We are enlightened by your consciousness.
‘Those of you who are in the generation, you will also die one day according to the laws of nature. But as long as you are alive, live with a backbone. Support fair demands, take to the streets, stand as a shield for students. You will receive true respect and admiration. You will not be lost in the womb of time immediately after death. You will live today as Shamsujjoha.
‘It is much more joy, honor and pride to die as at least a “Shamsujjoha”.’
Nazrul’s ‘Anandamayir Agamane’ has always been one of my favorite poems. He had to be imprisoned for publishing this poem in the Dhumketu magazine he edited. In that poem, the poet had severely scornfully attacked the ‘dead peace of the land of death’. He said, ‘Han Talwar, An Ma Samar, Amar Haber Mantra Dekha’. Not everyone finds this mantra of immortality. Among the few people who find it, Mrityunjayi Abu Sayeed is undoubtedly one of them.
Did he know that the call to sacrifice everything for the country had come for him? Otherwise, why did he remember another hero, who has been inspiring beyond the boundaries of time, from generation to generation? Remembering Rajshahi University teacher Shaheed Mohammad Shamsujoha, the symbol of the mass uprising of 24, Abu Sayeed wrote:
‘Sir! At this moment, you are very much needed, Sir! Everyone who was in your contemporaries is dead, but you are immortal even after death. Your tomb is our inspiration. We are enlightened by your consciousness.
‘Those of you who are in the generation, you will also die one day according to the laws of nature. But as long as you are alive, live with a backbone. Support fair demands, take to the streets, stand as a shield for students. You will receive true respect and admiration. You will not be lost in the womb of time immediately after death. You will live today as Shamsujjoha.
‘It is much more joy, honor and pride to die as at least a “Shamsujjoha”.’
