About sam's post and the needle pricking

I read my friend sam's blog site from time to time. I was surprised and a little annoyed to find someone responding to him in a way which is utterly retarded. I am not talking about the casteism in India. That is a different topic altogether. I am talking about the attitute of the so called "patriots" of our country. How can a person become more devoted to his country only because he is living there? How can somebody's worth be judged just because he happens to reject offers to go to US? So, is going to US the yardstick of India's patriotism? Crap. If someone believes that one can contribute to his country only within its borders, it shows a narraw mind and lack of foresight. I believe, we can contribute to India just as well by being outside its borders as those who are well "within". Personally it increases awareness, develops individuality, integrity etc. On the higher level, in a crude sort of way, one serves as an ambassador of the country, its culture, tradition and beliefs. Like how I would have worked in India, I work here, but , send money back to India, helps more people there in India (which might not have been possible if were to be there), and increase the clout of my country here (where ever it is here). If only we had thought about this centuries ago, probably the world might be speaking hindi or some other indian language and we will be having VISA iterviews for the western nations. To me it boils down to this - wealth. Becasue, only wealth can feed people, only wealth can give education, only wealth can give health care, only wealth can give security and only wealth can give power. If it will make India richer if it sends its citizens to saturn so be it. All is well which ends well.
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