Patriotism is being a responsible and understanding part of the community. Patriotism denotes positive attitudes by individuals to their own civic or political community, to its culture, its members, and to its interests. Where each morning flourishes with it a bunch of vibrant rays empowering a flurry of new hopes, exuberance of confidence, and a feeling of oneness in its people. The word is derived from the Latin patria, fatherland, which has a much broader meaning than a geographical territory.
To some, patriotism has connotations of self-sacrifice, implying that the individual should place the interests of the community above their personal interests, and in extreme cases their lives. Others, however, associate patriotism with the common good, with the aim of responding to conflicts in ways which ensure that everyone benefits. As such, patriotism has ethical connotations: it implies that the political community is in some way a moral standard or moral value in itself. The primary implication of patriotism in ethics is that a person has more moral duties to fellow members of the political community, as distinct from non-members.
The people of India were indeed blessed in the galaxy of great men who led the country’s struggle for independence – Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, C. Rajagopalachari, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and many others. Foremost among these was Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of our nation. Albert Einstein said of him “Generations to come will scarce believe that such a man as this ever in flesh and blood walked this earth”. Using against the British rulers in India the techniques of non-violent civil disobedience that he had forged, from 1893 to 1914, in his anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi waged a unique battle with unique weapons. It ended with a victory – independence for India – that was free of the hatred, the bitterness, the smouldering resentment that so often marks the end of such struggles elsewhere in the world.
As we already got the 'Independence' and so now its all of our responsibility to maintain that! So, my dear fellow Indians, according to me, we need not do self-sacrifice, need not change others, need not give any dhamaka ( as in the Movie Rang-De-Basanti). We just need to maintain the moral standard or moral value in ourselves. We just need to be honest to ourselves, honest in the things we do, trustworty towards the people surrounded by us. Let all of us try to be an "Idol Patriot" inspite of idle patriot!
"The day we take complete responsibility for ourself, the day we stop making any excuses, that's the day we start to the top."
