PATRIOTISM

Such a hard word. I never thought about it before, but words really are hard to define and understand. What means one thing to one person may mean something entirely different to another. And even defining a word can become difficult with various meanings.

So here comes the loaded word: Patriotism. To me, it is the love beyond all other to a specific cause or ideal. It does not have to be a country or piece of land. One can easily hold patriotism to religion or even to a family. Patriotism can come at different times, can flare up in dangerous situations, and then can trickle off. When feeling patriotic, one can easily be willing to sacrifice life or other aspects of self to honor the feeling of devotion. To hold patriotism is to love something, that simple. To love something or someone beyond all thought and be willing to sacrifice for that something.