Being neighbourly

The Retreat Ceremony at Wagah Border Amritsar attracts citizens and tourists alike. India and Pakistan share a bitter-sweet past and present. The ceremony is an epitome of what it means to be the neighbours called India and Pakistan. The fire in the eyes, the puffed chests, the aggressive body language...one has to be there to feel the heat.
But yes, when the gates open and there are no barriers anymore for a while, it deserves a smile...for the sake of times when the two countries were one, when their people were families and when the border was merely a line.

The Retreat Ceremony at Wagah Border Amritsar attracts citizens and tourists alike. India and Pakistan share a bitter-sweet past and present. The ceremony is an epitome of what it means to be the neighbours called India and Pakistan. The fire in the eyes, the puffed chests, the aggressive body language...one has to be there to feel the heat.
But yes, when the gates open and there are no barriers anymore for a while, it deserves a smile...for the sake of times when the two countries were one, when their people were families and when the border was merely a line.

The Retreat Ceremony at Wagah Border Amritsar attracts citizens and tourists alike. India and Pakistan share a bitter-sweet past and present. The ceremony is an epitome of what it means to be the neighbours called India and Pakistan. The fire in the eyes, the puffed chests, the aggressive body language...one has to be there to feel the heat.
But yes, when the gates open and there are no barriers anymore for a while, it deserves a smile...for the sake of times when the two countries were one, when their people were families and when the border was merely a line.

The Retreat Ceremony at Wagah Border Amritsar attracts citizens and tourists alike. India and Pakistan share a bitter-sweet past and present. The ceremony is an epitome of what it means to be the neighbours called India and Pakistan. The fire in the eyes, the puffed chests, the aggressive body language...one has to be there to feel the heat.
But yes, when the gates open and there are no barriers anymore for a while, it deserves a smile...for the sake of times when the two countries were one, when their people were families and when the border was merely a line.

The Retreat Ceremony at Wagah Border Amritsar attracts citizens and tourists alike. India and Pakistan share a bitter-sweet past and present. The ceremony is an epitome of what it means to be the neighbours called India and Pakistan. The fire in the eyes, the puffed chests, the aggressive body language...one has to be there to feel the heat.
But yes, when the gates open and there are no barriers anymore for a while, it deserves a smile...for the sake of times when the two countries were one, when their people were families and when the border was merely a line.