NATIONALISM

Do you love your country?

I do.

I used to hate my country.
I really did.
I thought the bureaucracy was suck
I thought the leaders were stupid
I thought the policies were mindless

One day, I had this talk with a friend
A good friend
We talked about our country
And its entire lack ness

I said, "When I grown up, I don't want to live here. I will live in another country."
And she said, “I’m going to go far, than come back here someday, and make it better. I want to do something about it.”

Than I realized that I want to do something for my country too
I want to do anything I can
And I realized that what I hate was
the bureaucracy,
the leaders
the policies
the people, though I just realized that not all people are mindless
but not the country itself

On my relatively young age
I’ve traveled a lot
All of it for a quite long time
And I met many people from many countries
When I was with them
I realized that I want them to respect my country
I want to be on my best behavior so they will see me as the representative of my country
And make them respect it
I want to make my country proud.

I still think that the bureaucracy sucks
I still think that the leaders are stupid
I still think that the policies are worthless
And I want to make it better

I’ve met, seen, known a lot of GREAT people that come from my country

And I believe together, we can make a difference.

I love my country
I want to make it different
Because its my home
My shelter
My identity
Its far from perfect but its home

My country is INDONESIA
And I love it.

What’s yours?
Do you love it?

You have to.

Don't let it make a gap between people
and define who we are ,what we are
But let that be a variety
that makes our world a better place
-me

.: For Ria, thanks for that talk that really change me as a person. I mean it. :.

Quote of the day:
"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
-John Fitzgerald Kennedy