EVERY year, when we commemorate our National Day on Aug 31, the word that always comes to my mind is “patriotism”.
What is patriotism? We can define it as love and respect for our homeland. As a sense of natural pride in one’s country that drives one to work hard to develop it, to protect its heritage and culture, to and safeguard it from being destroyed by external or internal forces.Adlai Stevenson, a former United States politician, once said: “Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”