Man can not live without
loving. The heart is made only to love—to love ownself, the family, the other
people of the society. In some cases he loves by choice or on condition. But
there is one thing that he loves for no return—his country. And this love is
called patriotism. Patriotism is man's inherent characteristic. The soil,
water, sky, air, environment, culture—all these things of a specific country
nourish the people living therein. So man's body, mind, soul—the total being—is
nurtured by various elements of his country. Consequently, the love that he has
for his country is full of gratefulness, dutifulness and responsibility. Since
all his wealth and achievements are a contribution to him by his country, a
patriot never hesitates to give away his wealth, power, reputation, even his
life for the good of his country. Thus, patriotism becomes a part and parcel of
his own identity. Patriotism is pure love. It is more than human love for other
individual human beings. In the words of Edwin Arnold. 'I love my life, true,
but not more than I love my motherland.'
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