COMPOSITION ON "SACRIFICE" The very word "sacrifice" evokes in our mind the idea of something sublime. Of course with primitive people who were steeped in superstitious beliefs used to look on sacrifice as a practice or ritual. By offering or sacrificing a poor animal, they would worship and appease the gods. But real sacrifice cannot be confined to a ritualistic practice. It is deeply rooted in the mind of man, manifesting itself through human love and compassion. People who love humanity can make the most signal sacrifice. Such people are truly great. Our soldiers are real lovers of mankind. Out of love for the country as well as for the people they don't falter to sacrifice themselves. So we see the word 'sacrifice' has a deeper connotation than we superficially assume. It is scarcely at all a mere votive offering made by primitive people in the name of religion. True love gets sanctified by the holy fire of sacrifice. I think sacrifice is associa...