I pledge allegiance?

I pledge allegiance to the flag, or do I? We've been raised our whole lives, well Americans at least, to put our hands on our chest and face a flag and pledge our allegiance to it. Some people don't even know what the flag means and they swear their lives to it.

Don't get me wrong, I love my country. I'm a proud American and I believe in a lot of the fundamentals that this nation was built on. But I also love Mexico and other countries in this world, so should I pledge allegiance to all of them. I understand that I was born in this country but what does that really mean exactly?

I'm not really sure where I'm going with this post but I just don't know exactly what I pledge allegiance too. I pledge allegiance to God, to myself, to my family. I pledge allegiance to the fundamentals and beliefs that my parents have embedded in me.

I pledge allegiance to making the world a better place and trying to improve the lives of the less fortunate. I pledge allegiance to giving a voice to the voiceless and for children that aren't given the right to life.

I mean what does allegiance even mean really? According to Dictionary.com it's "The loyalty of a citizen to his or her government or of a subject to his or her sovereign. " it also means "loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause or the like." Hmm, even after knowing the definition I'm conflicted with whether or not I completely agree with everything our government is doing.

I love my country, I really do and I'm so blessed to have been born an American, but I don't know if I pledge allegiance to the image that represents it. Whatever, I'll probably get a lot of shit for this post but I use this blog to figure my thoughts out and that's what I'm doing right now. So just relax, take a seat and let me figure my life out. =)

Until next time folks.