Irrelevant patriotism

Hi everybody,
First of all I would like to make one thing clear. I am not against patriotism and even I say I am patriotic. But in this post, I want to tell something on what people are thinking as patriotism, by wearing a mask called patriot, one can never express his patriotism. And also this article does not apply to all those brave soldiers who are struggling hard at the borders for me to sleep peacefully and I take this as a chance to pay a tribute to those mighty hearts and their families.

Are we patriotic?
Are we patriotic when,

• We give and get bribes
• We escape from taxes
• We piss off on the road
• We travel without a ticket in a local train
• We recommend and get recommended by people for admissions and jobs
• We give lakhs in the name of donations
• We move towards foreign products

This is where actual patriotism stands. But we all say that we are patriotic when,

• We watch all sorts of cricket matches
• We pay homage to our soldiers
• We host the national flag on Independence day and Republic day and watch out for the special programs telecasted
• We stand erect for the 52 second national anthem
• We sing Vandhe Matharam and Jai-Ho.

Is this all patriotism gentle man??? If you are really patriotic, I dont ask you to go to the border and fight, because that alone is not patriotism. Just pay your taxes regularly and play the role of a proud citizen for your country. Use swadheshi products, there by promoting your country manufacturers. Just do things legally. Respect merit and throw away recommendations. Help the poor and do preacher the younger generations about the need of youth for the countries development, rather than watching those busted TV programs on national holidays. Also have a clean account system, never give a place for black money.

This is what I wanted to say. Just tear off the mask you are wearing yourself as a patriot and understand what real patriotism is and act accordingly. JAI HIND !!!