"Real patriotism is the willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong"

Love for country is foremost for most people as it should be. However, most people fail to draw a distinction between the country and the government. It becomes imperative for the citizens of the country to support the government in its right decisions and condone their wrong doings. Similarly, a sound investor studies Investment opportunities and knows when to make an investment and when not to.

BY SIRJAN KAUR KOHLI | 2 Mins Read

"Real patriotism is the willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong."

Patriotism refers to love for one's own country. The love for Government in no way contributes or talks about a person's patriotic feelings. The Government is a force that drives the country and this force can take right or wrong decisions which affects the entire country. A true Patriot supports the government during the times correct and efficient decisions are taken and withdraws that support in case the actions of the government lead to some sort of destruction in the country or hampers the spirit of unity in the country.

An investor gets several investing opportunities during the course of his willingness to invest. Some of these opportunities are useful while the others aren't. An efficient and sound investor studies all opportunities before making a decision so that every prospect can be utilised to its maximum extent. Investment opportunities on the face of them can be deceptive, a proper study and analysis into its contents and workings has to be conducted before making a decision.

Therefore, be it showing love for the country or being a sound investor, these are things everyone wants to do or be. However, there is a common ground between doing these things. It is a necessity to look into things and see what is right and worthy of Investment in terms of patriotic admiration or money.

Hence, the government's deeds should be looked into before showing support for them and similarly investment opportunities should be analysed before allocation of money to these prospects take place.