Patriotic Thoughts?
Remember Dr. Johnson’s wisdom: “Patriotism is the last refuge
of a scoundrel”.
Do we have Patriotic politicians?
Do our cricket player and sports person patriotic who fix
matches?
Purchasing Islands by the Hindi Film stars and sports person
are they Patriotic?
What is patriotism? Just by staying
at home and watching the tri colour flag being hoisted at Delhi—Lal Killa, on
Television?
Respect for the country's flag, a
desire to see your nation succeed, and a deep, abiding love of your country are
all patriotic expressions, but being patriotic doesn't mean you think your country's perfect — just
that you love it.
Staying in comfort in NJ and
supporting Indian cricket team is not patriotism!
Watching junk Indian Hindi films and
telling “wonderful’ is not patriotism?
Selling off the gifted and tax rebate
car is not patriotism?
Wearing Luis Philip shirts and using imported
gadgets is not patriotism?
The country has a variety of citizens and each and every
citizen contributes or makes India what it is at present. Some of the citizens
are highly conscious of their actions and wish to change the country for the
better, a few are those who are too busy dealing with their own lives and seldom
think about where the country is going, and the rest are – well, just
there, doing almost nothing for the country. The problem is that the current
state of the country ends up being a struggle for the conscious citizen and a
gala time for the ones who are not bothered, but the world knows that a
day will come when the conscious citizen will change the social landscape of
our country. They will rule the nation and make it worth living in.
India has a lot of drawbacks too and it is the responsibility
of the citizens to do away with them. Hence, a patriotic citizen will voice his
opinions on the wrong doings that happen in the country and about the things
that are unjust, only to free the country from any sort of injustice.
August Month is a Patriotic Month of the year:
Sanjoy Kumar Satpathy
Bhubaneswar
