DEREK REDMOND - YOU RAISE ME UP - 1992- BARCELONA OLYMPICS

 

DEREK REDMOND - YOU RAISE ME UP -  1992- BARCELONA OLYMPICS

His epic struggle is in the YouTube

Ms Kalpana Augustine Saxena from Ahmedabad was conducting a workshop for writers at the KUT Seminary yesterday and today. (6th & 7th July 2026)

It was well conducted

I attended the closing session today. 

At the end she had placed on screen this video. 

It touched me.

She left it to the audience to absorb it and form their own opinions

At home I put it on TV. 

We found tears rolling down. We couldn't control it.

I thought about my own childhood and my growing up years. I thought about our sons. 

We pondered about how we raised our children and..........

It does not go away.

Stays firmly rooted.

Dr Thomas Varghese, Neuro Surgeon in Trivandrum and Kollam  responded

Yeah. Seen this before still has the power to squeeze one’s heart. 

I replied

1992 / 2026

It happened 34 years ago.

An old story.

But the message it conveys is ageless.

If you are a parent, a son or daughter, it comes alive everytime you watch it.

It is the song that hits you hard. And the narration.