Topic: Expression of patriotism

patriotism

Ahmed Shawky said:

A homeland that yearns for its youth

Like a meadow, I tasted its fragrant scent

They are the systems of its ornament and the essence of its contract.

The value of the contract is the same as its value

He hopes for spring with them and hopes for a state

From his beauty and the moderation of his time

Whoever of them missed it did not miss hearing it

And his conscience, his heart, and his tongue

Homeland is a piece of conscience and soul that gives a person security and reassurance. It represents the identity that cannot be abandoned, and it is the land to which we belong. There is nothing sweeter than the land of the homeland. As for love for it, it is an innate nature that flows with the blood in the veins, so we cannot stay away from it. How do we get away from it, when it is the warm embrace and refuge in which we will never feel tranquility?

Love of the homeland is linked to actions, and it appears in word and deed, through the things we offer for it that contribute to its construction, development, and advancement. A person’s duty towards his homeland is to preserve it, take care of its facilities and resources, and strive with all the knowledge, skill, and strength he is given to develop it and achieve its renaissance, and to participate in what is beneficial. His community includes initiatives, seminars, and volunteer work, and not to isolate himself from others, but rather to try to support them and cooperate with them in campaigns that are held, for example, to spread awareness among individuals about the importance of cleanliness, or to reform social issues, or to spread a culture of health, and everything that leads to benefiting the people of the country, educating them, and warding off ignorance. From them, in order to produce a conscious, educated generation that rejects the humiliation, darkness, and corruption that result from the spread of ignorance.

This country, no matter how far we are from it, does not disappear from our minds even for a moment. It is always present in the mind and heart. It contains the breeze that brings the soul back to us when life becomes difficult for us. It contains the reliance on peace and comfort of the soul. It contains authenticity and modernity. It is God’s blessing upon us that must be appreciated. We preserve it to the best of our ability.