In English
Patriotism prompts man to understand the ideals of the past and the teachings of one's forefathers, based on their deeper experiences; it urges him to live for those ideals and gain experience for himself on the paths laid down by the sages of one's country. But, there are in India people who call themselves patriots, though they are neglecting and even harming those ideals and ridiculing those experiences and those paths. Adhering to one's own likes and dislikes, however harmful it may be to the interest of the culture of the country, is very injurious to both. When the hand is amputated, it is not merely the limb that suffers, a great quantity of blood also flows out from the rest of the body and makes the system weak and exhausted. So too, when one separates himself from the Society or Nation and insists on a path that is not part of the culture and traditions, not only does he lose support, he harms the nation too.