We owe our freedom to the great deeds of our freedom fighters. We appreciate the efforts which were spent to make this nation what it is today. If cursing flaws of ones nation is termed as being inconsiderate then I doubt the very definition of the word “patriotism”. Finding flaws in existing social system and striving hard to correct them should be ideally the perfect definition of patriotism. Today is 15th aug 2010, we Indians “celebrate” this day as our independence day. Out of nowhere all the music channels start humming the tunes of patriotic music which was written by perhaps many of our freedom fighters. On this very day, I see people taking oaths to be the perfect sons n daughters of this very soil. Patriotism seems to flow endlessly in the souls n veins of millions of people. Words like “national pride”, “valor”, “dedication” are spoken a million times throughout the day. Nothing is wrong with all this! I honestly believe the day when we got our freedom needs to be remembered.
But why is it that on the 16th of august itself many individuals seem to forget all the oaths the proclaimed on 15th? Why is it that they don’t seem to honor the valor which they had just the day before? Where is the “patriotism” gone? I have seen people talking gallantry stuff when they are drunk, but when I meet them next morning they don’t seem to remember a single word they uttered the night before. After thinking about all these aspects, i don’t see a difference between those drunken men’s and these seasonal patriots. Forgetfulness is perhaps the biggest virtue of these seasonal patriots, “hypocrisy” being the second. A person who once shouted loud for his country in the streets seems busy with his routine lunacy, he effortlessly spreads garbage everywhere he visits and presents an epitome of the shameless litterbug. The students who swore that they would help the poor and needy suddenly get occupied with the thoughts of getting a job in a financially stronger country. I personally don’t see any harm in working for foreign nations, but i hate the people who laugh at me when I whine about the flaws about our society. That’s because the people who once designated me as a traitor are now dreaming wild about there job in USA and the people who once tagged me as a lunatic are now busy preparing for job interviews in UK.
I honestly believe that the human race should join its hands together and treat the entire planet as a single country. When I read about the orphans in some poor countries I feel helpless for not being able to help them. I want a world where people respect each other and love others. And this is how I believe the word “patriotism” will get a new meaning. That way, we wont need any visa to visit the North Pole and nor will our brothers and sisters in some poor places be banned from entering our vicinity. Let the peace prevail. May we all enjoy earth as a mutually shared planet without the existence of these national boundaries.
