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Why I love my country?

“The relation the self has to itself has priority over its relations to others”. Aristotle would have something far more complex in mind when he said that. The Idea of self-love seems perfectly rational to me. We all need the right kind of it to have a virtuous character, which we all tend to have.

What’s the most basic particle, matter is composed of? If one asks the question, the answer might vary from atoms to electrons, protons, neutrons, bosons etc. let’s suppose, for our simplicity, atoms are the most basic particle, everything we see, is made of.

“We never really die” might promise an after-life for some, but is not confined to that only. Another opinion might be the one I will be discussing.

What are muscles, bones, skin, tissues? They are organized cells. What are cells? They are amino-acids, vitamins, glycogens and complex organic compounds. What are organic compounds? The molecules made with the specific bonding between atoms mainly, but not limited to, Oxygen, Carbon & hydrogen. Aren’t they mere atoms? Yes they are.

What happens when we grow ? How does you grow from 7.5 pounds to 100 pounds?  You eat, basically. We consume proteins, carbohydrates, fats and lipids etc. which in turn are digested and are made part of our body.

Every living thing Dies. You don’t question the mortality of every living organism. So what really happens to our bodies when we die? They decompose don’t they? Yes. Our Bacteria friends helps us in that, with the help of oxygen, to breath, they convert our complex organic molecules into CO₂, Nitrogen, phosphorus, magnesium & calcium etc.

The plants consume them primarily and pack these nutrients in their fruits & vegetables etc. We consume plants, their by-products and even the animals who consume them. We pack the same atoms in our bodies, in the form of bonded groups (glucose, fats, proteins etc.)

Would you imagine, for a second, the same atom, that had been a part of your/someone Grand Grand father, is now a part of you. Your body shall might be a part of someone else's body. We all really are interconnected. How could we stand the idea that easily?

The fact might lead to a lot of curious conclusions but I want to enlist one of them.
 I love my country for it is what I was, for what I am and for what I will ever be.