A Good Citizen

A substantially citizen needs to imbibe many qualities. That he has some duties and responsibilities to place upright is true, but at same time, he enjoys some rights and privileges as a citizen of a free state. While he has every right to go in in the judicial, legal politics, religious and social affairs of the nation, he has alike some responsibilities i. e. not to injure the sentiments of others and to protect the weak against the strong. To stand by the state, under all conditions, is his first and foremost duty. A good citizen essentialiness(prenominal) be ready to sacrifice his everything for the sake of his motherland.He is also required to be a patriot and nationalist. He should have firm and deep religion in the welfare of his motherland. He has to obey law and order. But he has also to celebrate in his heart the betterment of the country, the good of fraternity and the interest of the nation. A good citizen must find the cultural heritage of his country, i. e . he will have to respect the heroes, the prophet, the sages and saints of his country. He must respect the race which has given birth to him. He must constantly keep in nous the future of his country. He must attempt to bring on the standard of living of his country by working honestly.At an event of onslaught or foreign attack, he must be ready to mould his wrinkle for the sake of his motherland. Thus, defense of the country is the supreme duty of a good citizen. Unity of the nations should be his topmost priority. He should work for the virtuoso of the country. A Goodwill for other races, protection to the weak, help to the victims, sympathetic and cast ascertaination to his checkmate citizens are things that are needed in good citizen. A good citizen should have a spirit of cooperation, friendliness, humanity, dedication, devotion for his fellow citizens.He must respect other faiths. He must not do anything which brings disgrace to his society or to his country. Greate st good of greatest add up should be his principle. All these good and great qualities, if possessed, make one a good citizen. We are all citizens of one country or the other. We require citizenship of our country generally by virtue of our birth. But to be a good citizen requires a lot of training and understanding. As the subject of a country, every citizen has some duties and he enjoys at the same time true rights.All of us have a right to take part in the legislative as well as judicial activities of this country and good deal give free expression to our views and opinions from the platform and through the press. A good citizen, therefore, is one who is always broad minded. He must, if living in India, consider himself an Indian first and anything else afterwards. He is ready even to shed his blood for the honour and glory of his country. A good citizen has the good of his country at heart. To raise his country to a higher level of civilization must be his aim.He must not fo rget that the future, no less than the present, is always lined with the past. A good citizen must keep the welfare of his township or city or village foremost in his mind at the time of elections. He should understand the existing educational and other institutions of his country and make efforts to bring about desirable improvements. He must love his neighbours. He must be sympathetic, broad-minded and generous. In this way, a good citizen should always be ready to forget and forgive. In a word, he should be a perfect gentleman.