Strong Foundation Builds a Better Bridge
A country that birthed Gandhi, a country who landed first on mars in a single attempt and a country whose culture is exotic: I identify myself with this country. I have heard so many stories about freedom fighters and cruelty they faced during the colonisation period that I have this fire inside me which lights up even when someone mentions something relating to that. This makes me want to protect my nation so much that I even considered joining the army at a point. I want to see the GDP of my nation rise, the slum areas and the unemployment to reduce. I have stayed up the entire nights to see through a space launch when it was success and even when it was not. I know about the scriptures, mythology and history of this country and relate to the place, call it home. I grieve and celebrate with my country. Due to all these experiences and knowledge I am biased towards this country and it’s people. Primarily, it is the feeling of warmth, comfort, pride and joy that makes me lean towards identifying locally.
All this might make people question as to does this make you more close minded or less likely to internationally cooperate and work. The answer to that is, identifying locally doesn’t mean you stop empathising or stop being willing to help out other nations. Identifying locally does not mean you stop being compassionate towards the ones outside your border. Nothing would make me more happy than helping someone, regardless of where they are from, or participating and supporting international events or movements. It is only that in any situation I am more likely to put my country first, support its problems and then step up for others. In this race I want my nation to reach a point where it has the resources and power to be self sufficient, not to beat other nations but to become more capable of providing help and support and to get strong enough to defend itself in any unforeseen circumstances. Stabilise yourself and stand up straight then go support others in more efficient ways: It is so much more sensible.
