By: Faizan Haq, Editor-in-Chief & Publisher, Your Bliss Magazine
Some professions are very closely associated with patriotism, such as being a soldier, a policeman, an FBI agent, a CIA spy, or a fighter pilot. Doing business or being an entrepreneur is not typically considered a glamorous patriotic line of work. If we consider the front-line professions in the line of duty, we notice that their very
presence is the evidence that there is an army of business risk takers and entrepreneurs supporting them.
This does not take away from the tremendous sacrifices that the defense personnel must bear. The purpose to highlight entrepreneurship is to understand that for any society to prosper, entrepreneurship is the prerequisite. Only a prosperous society can afford to have an effective defense force, cutting-edge technology, and unbeatable logistics so that those on the front-line can do their job effectively. There are many examples of nations buried and destroyed under the weight of their own defense forces. These nations borrow haplessly to pay their own expenses, while the majority’s budget goes into maintaining their armed forces and security at practice.
We must envision the defense of a country in a holistic manner; every single penny of
wealth created by the individuals contributes to the defending capacity of that country.
There is a reason that America remains number one. Militarily it is considered the most powerful nation in the world. The credit goes to all Americans who go to work, seek opportunities, and seize them to secure a better future for all of us. Entrepreneurs build homes for these opportunities, If we can call America the land of the free and the home of the brave, we could certainly add another quality, abode of opportunities.
There is one thing our competitors and adversaries are afraid of, and it is the American spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship. These two elements combined continue to cultivate hope and prosperity in the minds, and streets of America. We can call entrepreneurs the front-line defenders of hope and prosperity. Conclusion, entrepreneurship is patriotism.