IS PATRIOTISM ALWAYS WORTH IT?

Sometimes, a peep into history and even memories of some daily events makes many to wonder if being patriotic is worth it.
Citing the example of Jesus Christ who was killed for claiming to be who he was could be too far into the past and indeed, go beyond the borders of patriotism for some people.
Now take the late leader of Libya, Col Gaddafi, all he did for his people and nation and the way he also ended.
Henates understands that in his time Libyans paid for almost nothing because their nation earned enough from crude oil under a leader who believed insharing openly, not stealing.
Liyans paid no medical bills, education fees , and even when any required was not available locally, government paid for it abroad and gave monthly allowance to booth.
In Gaddafi's Libya newly weds got money to buy their first home, and also got a fixed amount each time a child was born.
Farmers also got free farmland, farming house, equipment, seedlings and livestock to get started.
Under Gaddafi Henates understands that Libya external reserves was always in billions of British pounds and there were no debts to service.
Of course, Gaddafi remains acclaimed as one of the Arab leaders whose actions against the world's major oil exploration and production cartels led to the birth of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Yet see how he ended. The same Libyans he lived for hunted him down and killed him as instigated by external interests. Since then Libya has known no peace.
His case came to the fore yesterday Sunday when hoping to connect Obalande with reputably leisurely Lagos Transport bus, the ticket seller refused to accept a N100 note that had all the two numbers intact though having a patched tear in the centre.
"Oga" he said so ignorantly"if I give you this money you go take am?" as if I was the mint and did not accept it from someone else.
I explained to him that what he was doing amounted to a crime because unless the numbers are not visible, no Naira currency note must be rejected in Nigeria by anybody.
He remained adamant. Then Henates thought it was worth teaching the lesson officially.
Henates walked up to a police patrol vehicle not too far away and explained the situation to a senior officer in it.
He directed Henates to a police station on the other side of the road. Again still hoping to do it for Nigeria, Henates crossed to the station as directed, explained the issue once again and was told anything on the other side of the road was outside their jurisdiction. That the patrol officers on that other side ought to have attended to the matter.On the alternative Henates should board another transport to the station that is in charge of that area. It was to cost about N100 to and fro and if a policeman was even released to him, his fare too would have been paid for.
That was when the question hit him: Is this worth all the trouble?
Decoded: Is a patriotic act in Nigeria full of jungle justice; man's inhumanity to man; official fixation on what's in it for me and more, worth all the trouble?
Extended fully is anything at all in this whole make believe enticing journey called world worth all the trouble of identifying with anything as mine or ours?