Patriotism Is A Dying Virtue...Totally

What does Patriotism mean, really??
Is it when you get drunk and start singing the national song out loud in public?
Or is it going to watch Rang De Basanti thrice in the theatre?
Does anyone these days know exactly what patriotism means??
Does anyone really sit down and wonder where the country is going or where they're gonna take the country?? Is any well to do, smart young kid ready to forgo amazing, dollar earning opportunities abroad and settle down in a country where even the smartest hardly get a job worth their salt?? We're oh so proud of our 'amazing culture, traditions....blah blah' Are we really doing anything to promote them? When given a choice, do we pick the harmonium or the guitar?I'm not preaching, I'm merely stating a point.
We're so bent on aping the West that we're basically overlooking the very obvious point that they spent every damn atom of energy in doing their best to better the status of their countries!But to be fair, its not really a lucrative thing to be a patriot.
I mean, a career in the Armed forces, for example, is not something that will be livable with, given the crappy lifestyle (for those adults who actually live the life, not for the kids, in retrospect) and the (supposedly) sad pay. Why wouldn't any sensible person pick up a CEO opportunity???
It's sad, really, working in this country is not worth it anymore, according to everyone with an eye out for a decent standard of living. It's very literally a thankless job......And I am so damn ashamed to say it.
Everything here is reserved, and nobody who deserves a thing really gets it.
Oh, sure, there are all those human interest stories about the deserving, hard working underprivileged....but those are just pinpricks....What about us normal people who don't get to come under a Quota???
What are we supposed to do? Beg for a seat??
The highest percentage in one of the everlasting board exams this year was about 99%
How long before everyone gets a 100%???
And then what? What do you do with all those hopeful kids who have a chance less than they'd like to think of getting into a good college, or whatever.....Basically, that is the basis of patriotism...... It's all about future prospects....after all, it's about self preservation...
So that is the future of our country, even if the reverse brain drain situation continues, it'll be all the work of Harvard, Stanford, and all the high profile etceteras.