Responsibilities of a good citizen

We are the citizen of India and have acquired citizenship by virtue of our birth. Being a good citizen requires a lot of training and efforts as every citizen has some duties and certain rights. We also have a right to take part in judicial, legal, political, religious and social affairs of the country. “Citizenship consists in the service of the country.” said by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, this line explains that citizenship consists not merely in enjoying certain rights but also in discharging our duties towards the nation. A good citizen is always broad minded and ready to sacrifice his life for the sake of his country. He must love his country and also have firm and deep faith in laws of the land. He must consider himself as an Indian first and anything else afterwards. A good citizen also respects the cultural heritage, the heroes, the sages and saints of his country. He also raises the standard of living of his country by working hard honestly. At the time of foreign attacks, he must be ready to shed his blood and hence, defense of the country is the supreme duty of a good citizen. Unity of the nation should be his topmost priority and should work for the unity of the country. A good citizen should have a spirit of co-operation, friendliness and devotion towards his society. He must respect other faiths. He must not do anything that brings disgrace to his society or to his country. He always makes an effort to bring about desirable improvements in the existing educational and other institutions of his country. In this way, a good citizen always thinks about the welfare of the society and his country first.