Symbols Of Love In A Nation: What Does Patriotism Mean

What Does Patriotism Mean Student’s Name Tutors Name Date Patriotism is an act of showing love to an individual's country. Regardless of this obvious definition of patriotism, several questions raise concerns of the extent to which people should follow the definition. Among them is the manner in which personal interests relates to the interests of their nation as put forward by Gustafsson (Gustafsson 2014). It also creates concern on how it co-exists with democracy without hurting other people. In my opinion, patriotism’s meaning draws to the symbols of love in a nation, relationship between personal and state’s interests and doing what is right for a nation like the examples expressed by the relationship between China and the United States of America. Patriotism can be defined by the various symbols of love within a nation. An example is the Chinese flag which is viewed as a sign of liberty. The flag is used to show patriotism especially in sports whereby it is accompanied by singing of the national anthem. Once the national flag has been raised and the national anthem sang, then the whole world recognizes the joy that the Chinese have for having won the particular trophy. In the 2018 Olympic Games, china won several medals after participating in twelve games. This made every Chinese happy to know that their country had dedicated individuals willing to represent them in Olympics. The winners of the medals become ambassadors of love for their nation hence acting as a role model to young individuals who would love to show patriotism through sports. In addition, patriotism can also be defined by comparing both personal and the state's interests. States show a lot of concern when it comes to the well-being of every member of the society. A good example is the case of young soldiers who are dedicated to serve and protect their nation at all levels. The soldiers have the obligation of obeying orders and putting the states interests as their first priority. Given the fact that individuals have to be patriotic towards their country, then in some cases, they end up giving up on their interests for the sake of their country's love. Hsu, Ming-Wen, Shin-Ku Lee, Lin-Lin Huang, Yaw-Kuang Chen, and Chun-Mu argue out that young firemen dedicate their lives into saving people in their country and some of them end up dead in their line of duty (Hsu, Ming-Wen, Shin-Ku Lee, Lin-Lin Huang, Yaw-Kuang Chen, and Chun-Mu, 2017). Such kind of dedication is a show of love for one’ country. In other cases, peop...