daughter Kaliyani and I
In the last few weeks I have joined several Indian groups on line to understand more of the opinions of Indians on my adoption story and perspective on life. Today was a day that I read a comment from an Indian man that made me realize even more so just how ignorant I actually am about the country that my family lives in and that I hold so dear to my heart. The photo of my daughter and I with the flag behind us is what he commented on…the flag is upside down! I cannot believe that I know so little about a country that I was born in and have family residing in. I don’t know the national anthem either…
I ache for a better understanding of where I came from but a place with such deep roots and thousands of years of history cannot even begin to be something I know first hand. This shows me that just the simple things like knowing how to show respect for the flag is so important…I know about the American flag but know very little about the Indian flag. I just fell in love with the Indian flag when it was given to me as a gift from my husband a couple of years ago and didn’t even stop to think how I was supposed to display it!
Ignorance is not bliss…it is only showing me how little I have been there or how little my country has been a part of my life. This is what saddens me. Once again the things we take for granted like knowing what our U.S. flag stands for and our national anthem is another thing I have to teach myself about the country of my origin.
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