Respect all languages; don't be biased... and dumb!
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My mother tongue is Hindi and, If my memory is not failing me, even my late father used the same language to express his love and care for me and my family. In fact, he used the same language whenever he reprimanded me for anything that was not done as per his exclusive wishes.
When I decided to ditch the monosyllables, even I adopted Hindi as my primary language for conveying my thoughts and feelings for others. So, its safe for me to conclude that Hindi is the most loved language in my family. And, Hindi happens to be my national language too.
But now the question arises; does the above facts (and my love for Hindi) give me the right to feel biased against other languages of my nation, or the world? I don't think so. I love Hindi, but I just can't persuade myself to shun other languages or to undermine their importance.
Be it the global language English, other international languages which are totally alien to me (that includes Turkish. Hi Siminya, I miss you!), or, not to miss, the various regional languages spoken in my country India; each language commands equal respect from each citizen of this world.
I do a major portion of my professional work in English but I never feel disturbed because I'm not giving preference to my mother tongue or my national language in my professional life. On the contrary, I feel proud that in spite of using English as the primary language in my professional life (one which gives me my daily bread), I have kept my love and respect for Hindi intact.
I have friends from all communities and circles; some speak Hindi, some Bangla, Tamil, Gujarati and so on. But what binds us different-language-speaking folks together is English. So, I can safely assert that I LOVE ENGLISH AS MUCH AS I LOVE HINDI - because besides being the language which keeps my kitchen fire burning, it also happens to be the language that ensures me a good spot socially.
I have online friends from all the corners of the globe, but I never experience any difficulty communicating with them; thankfully, English is there to keep the wheels rotating. I'm sure each of my friends; be it Russian, English, Latvian, Filipino, German or having any other nationality, has respect for his mother tongue; but I'm happy that no one is intolerant towards other languages. In fact, they always try to learn my mother tongue so that our bond becomes more strong.
Just tell me, If I adopt a bigoted outlook and start advocating that Hindi is the the only language that an Indian should love and use as a communication tool, where would I reach? Nowhere!
There is no shame in accepting the importance of languages other than our national language or our mother tongue. If we respect other languages, we will automatically gain respect for our language; if we try to shove it down the brains of others, we are dis-respecting our own language by presenting a biased view.
I love Hindi; but I'm not dumb!
