PATRIOTISM

Each time we recite the National pledge we usually found new sense of obligations and responsibilities to our nation! For the sake of knowledge, below is our National Pledge.
" I pledge to Nigeria my country
 To be faithful loyal and hoinest
 To serve Nigeria with all my strength
 To defend herUnity and uphold
 her honour and glory, So help me God".

The above words are simple, but, very powerful!  These  are the words that form the basis for our coexistence as one people, with common dreams and aspirations in a united, indivisible and lndissoluble sovereign nation called Nigeria.

However, the untoward actions of some Nigerians against the glue that hold us together have really called for the proper definition of the word "Patriotism".  According to John Mc Cain, the man president Obama defeated in the 2008 US Presidential Election, "Patriotism means more than holding your hand over your heart during the national anthem. It means more than walking into a voting booth every.........four years and pulling a lever.

Patriotism is a love and a duty, a love of Country expressed in good Citizenship". Patriotism and Citizenship are intertwined, and to give Credence to this,McCain said: "Patriotism and Citizenship, should not only motivate the conduct of public officials, but also thrive in the communal spaces where government is absent".

Patriotism is a countless acts of love, kindness and courage that have no witness or heraldry; it is an action that takes place where nobody is watching, and it is specifically commendable, because, there are unrecorded.

Nonetheless, the nefarious activities of some persons against our beloved Country, especially the outrageous terrorist attacks by Boko Haram on the government, people and institutions in Nigeria, have really called for common sense questions of: "where is the spirit of patriotism in our actions?.


RPI.............Mission Rekindled.