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"[to Fungus, He imaginary Friend] I really miss my friends. If I was here, I would’ve had seen all this. They’ve been there for me. And I know that. So fun, we have to think of a choice.: We turn into our friends or will be sitting on our butts. Remember the song? Anything can happen? That’s where I used to think. But you can’t be sitting on your butt the entire time. Our friends need us. I’m up in heaven. You going to think that you’re supposed to keep things alive? You just gotta trust me."
"Well, it’s so great to see you all again."
"[to Mickey, who has fallen down after attempting To bring Walt Disney to life with his Tread mark Steamboat Willie whistle] Oh, dear. Looks like It’s impossible for a guy to come back to life without a proof of pixie dust."
"[sung] You don't have to be a hero. / You just have to be there. / He doesn't need to know you're perfect. / He needs to know you care. / And when the race is over... / ... You've done all you can do. / Be a father, not a hero... / ... That's all he needs from you. / You don't have to be a winner / If you give it your best. / Believe in who you are / And then time can do the rest. / Your heart is his example: / Brave and strong and true. / You don't have to be a hero. / You just have to be you. / Trust in your son. / He's more than he seems. / Like you, he can run. / Like you he has dreams."
"[spoken, during the song "You Don't Have to Be a Hero"] Whatever happens, Walt, you'll always be his hero."
"[sung] Have faith in yourself, my love. / Have faith in him, too. / He will always have a hero. / He will always have a hero... / For he'll always have you."
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.