Are we really proud to be an Indian?

Yesterday was our republic day. Our madam told us to come for flag hoisting and said, “Ek din toh desh bhakti dikhao!”. See! Now a days people have to be reminded to ‘show’ their love for their country. Anyways I saw many street vendors selling flags. Those small flags which u can were on your shirt for one day and then forget about being not so costly thing. Those flags cost at the max Rs. 10. So people usually don’t try to search it once it is lost. They think that ‘thik hai yaar, agale saal naya kharidenge!’ What a loss!
Has anybody thought what happens to those lost flags? They lay on roads. Numerous people, vehicles walk past over them. Flag is not such a cheap thing which can be used and thrown away once the ‘show off’ day is over. Flag is our country’s proud. Many of you must have watched movies based on wars. In them soldiers give highest priority to flag. Priority even over their own life! And we are so much used to the flag that we use it like normal cloth. You can just take a walk on road today and see many flags lying on road.
I personally think selling of flags at so cheap rate should be banned. Flags should not be available so easily and cheaply. Either stop flag selling at streets or raise the flag rates. If people buy flag at higher rate they will think that it is an important thing. And if it is lost they will think before buying new one.
I appeal to all of you that respect your flag. Either don’t buy it or if you do, take a good care of it.