Patriotism

Do you know what Patriotism means? I bet that you don’t even have a first clue what it is. Not many people do. It’s a shame that they don’t. Patriotism is very simple. It can start by just helping an old lady cross the street or picking up an old can or trash off the street.

            Anyone can participate in it, unless you are disabled or something like that. Boy Scout troops from all over the world are doing nice things like adopting a highway or volunteering for an organization or charity. Patriotism is also being nice to your neighbors or people at school. Saying “hello”, or “
How are you?” is a good act of patriotism. Another act of patriotism is being helpful to your community. Let’s say that you are driving down the highway and there is a stranger in a car in the next lane. All of a sudden, his front right tire popped. He had no control of the vehicle and he went into the ditch and flipped his minivan. Would you stop and try to help him, or go on and try to forget what happened that day. A good person would stay and help as much as they could.      

            The word patriotism comes from the Greek word that means “fatherland” or better known as homeland.  People say it is their homeland because of the physical land features. Now most people agree that patriotism involves service to your country like joining the National Guard, Coast Guard, the Army, the Marines, or the Air Force.  Some people might think that in order to be a good patriot, you must know all of the laws and orders of the government.

            Well, this whole story comes down to this. Do I think patriotism still matters? Yes, it matters a lot to me because without it, the world would be like hell.