Does loving your Country make you a Patriot?

Do you know what Patriotism is? I ask this question because lately I have been running into people; who say that they are an American Patriot. So I ask; why do you think that you are an American Patriot? And this is the answer that is always given, “I love my Country”. If you ever had the pleasure of reading several of my blogs prior to this one, then you know I have to break things down to people to show them that they don’t truly believe in what they think they believe in until I put it into perspective.

Let us play a game. I call this the put things in perspective game. This game will show you if you are truly a Patriot are not. People who love this Country feel that the essence of loving this Country makes them a Patriot. Well, let see. Get a white sheet of paper and draw two lines straight down the middle of the paper so that you will have three equal parts of the paper, a left side, middle, and a right side. On the top left side of the paper, white down “Everything I love”. Then list everything in the world that you love.

On the top middle of the paper, write down “Everything I will fight for”, and then take the things on the left side that you love and pick which ones of those things you will fight for. Now, the right side is the most important side, this is the side that will tell all about the things you truly love and will fight for. On the top right side of the paper, white down “Things I will die for” and then take the things you will fight for and move them over to the right side.

Now, look at the things you listed on the right side, what did you list there? If all of the things you listed on the left side did not make it to the right side, then you truly did not love those things in the fist place. And if your Country did not make it to the right side, then you are not a Patriot.

Like most people say, they are Patriots because they love their Country. But ask yourself, will you fight for this Country? Are you willing to pay the ultimate price and die for this Country? If the answer is no, then you are not truly a Patriot. True love only comes when you fight for it or sacrificing your life for the sake of love, such as the love for a child or the love of a spouse or a parent and yes, even the love of a Country.

Make a comment and tell me what your thoughts are…..