Patriotic Awareness

Points to Points (2)

                            Patriotic Awareness

     Making a big show to express yourselves being patriotic is indeed an eye-catching gesture.  But is it the benchmark to judge a person being patriotic or not?

     Hoisting or flying the National Flag to show being patriotic is a good sign of your effort.  But is it the yardstick to gauge the level of patriotism when you don’t even know how to take care of the flags after the event?

     Singing the National Anthem inside out your lungs is definitely touching.  But is it easy to maintain after the event when a person is so lack of self-discipline and loose to abide by the ethical principles of life?  Being patriotic means no bribe taking at all cost.  In view of the rampant and prevalent state of corruption.  I wonder how much patriotism you show so vigorously can apply.

     Shouting ‘Merdeka’ until you hoarse your voice and deafen your ears or others to show being patriotic is extremely exciting.  But how far and wide can it echo when assessing our success in terms of education, medical services, democracy, conservation of our natural environment and resources management?

     Attending a mass ceremony to celebrate the National Day to show being patriotic is fun, fascinating and stimulating to the senses of sight and hearing.  But  it is even more patriotic to have high level of attendance at work or service at your disposal.

     Hoisting the national flag or waving it vigorously to express your love for your country is indeed complementary an act to your positive attitude to perform your duty or work well as a citizen.

     Producing the rhythmic sound effect to express yourselves being patriotic is, no doubt, inspiring.  But these rhythmic sounds must be in accord with the tone and tune of the voice in daily communication in the service to others.

    Shouting ‘Merdeka’ piercingly loud to express your pride and joy that our country has an independent status and her own entity is definitely fulfilling.  However, this pride and joy needs the fulfilment of good education, medical service, democracy, conservation of our natural environment, infrastructures, fairness and justice to appreciate to work out.

     How I wish ‘Merdeka Day’ would become a very important day to everybody, especially our leaders to introspect and assess how patriotic they have been in the past one year and to make resolution to improve and to tune themselves to the more concrete, practical and meaningful ways of patriotism.  We really need good leaders with exemplar acts of patriotism to learn and to follow.