Where gone our National Day Spirit ?

Dear my princess,

OUR NATIONAL DAY HAS COME AGAIN silently. If Armed Force Day is belong to all soldiers, National Day is belong to all citizens. It is one of an important day in our country's history but it is effectively ignored. It is more than just a holiday to all citizens. We dearly miss this special day spirit for so many years now. You will never know how much we enjoyed this special day unless I tell you now. It doesn't matter how old are we, it is powerful to attract all level of ages. Every Divisions and States are planning to hold a sport related activities on this day so that residents become closer and familiar through a fair game. Usually the game comes by group in order to participate by all ages from school child to an elder people. Mostly are traditional games such as pillow hitting, climbing a slip pole, etc while main sports include olympic athlete games. Today, younger generation will find it hard to experience as we enjoyed in past.

The government will broadcast the song of unity and people will follow the music. Early morning the sport timing is transmitted to make people active and gather out on the road. There are so many flags here and there on the road and on the walls of house. I don't know where people get the flag. But it's beautiful to see a lot of flag waving on the air. It is really graceful and never satisfy to see. On the other words, it can make people more unity and portrait to country. Loyalty always come from portrait-ism. So it is bad younger generation miss such a chance now.

Now, most of people will easily forget the spirit of this day and just enjoy public holiday at home and some might go pagoda. It's pity to spend an important day like this. Just take a look at other regional countries. In Vietnam, their people would love to go Ho Chi Minh Memorial Square to honour thier national hero's bravery to liberate their country. In India, people will visit to Gandhi memorial to pay their respect. Even in the small country like Singapore, they'll alert people to gather at the national square/ floating platform to show their spirit. They make their national day evening with a spectacular parade from all department of government office. Their army will show the power of them so that the people can proud of army. They'll show their latest acquisition of new technology. I am praised to see four helicopters carry a huge flag of Singapore through the city. People are shouting their national song while leading celebrities make them active. They compose a new song for national day event and all the people are singing on the evening. The event will be concluded by the speech of their president and Prime Minister. Those who cannot attend the square will enjoy on live television and listen their PM speech carefully. By this way, they are making their national day a meaningful day. They don't have a long history like our country possess. But they know how to organize people and make them love their country.

I always ask myself for failing to maintain our already existing spirit for this special day.
Why not we have something special while our neighbour countries have something to celebrate?
Why don't we have our national hero memorial to visit and pay respect?
Why don't we have a national day speech by our leader to listen?
Why don't we hear our national song on this day?
Why don't we miss our national day games?
I hope I can tell you the answer of these queries one day you have grown up.