The world flags have started making their grand appearance. These brightly coloured ambassadors of patriotism and pride are splendidly portraying their symbolism on car windows, outside buildings in the street and in the aisles of shopping centres. The state flags are nothing but simple cloth and colour, yet they unite the divided and are utilised in the most profound ways. Like When we talk about American flag, it has always been associated with ‘Old Glory’ and ‘Starry Banner’. This flag is the most respectable and it is recognized throughout the world. From the history itself, the American flag survived in the two World Wars for more than 200 years. The flag is used is a lot of wars as a symbol for unity and fight till the last drop. When the flag is raised, it symbolizes the US pride and winning.
They are free to all who wish to pledge their allegiance to these ancient representatives of loyalty and symbolism. Everyone is allowed to paint them, photograph them, copy them and display them as they wish. Flags can never really be destroyed however, for their design and their representation of meaning will always remain carved into written and unwritten records of power. There are those who love them, and those who hate them, with deep passion.
If you should re-read this piece and substitute flags for love, you may unearth some deep-seated hidden truths to yourself about your own belief around love. Like the flags, love is indifferent to what you do with it. Whether you acknowledge their importance or implication in your life does not perturb them. But they are always there in that timeless fashion of all things denied or embraced.