The Pledge..... in school is for scool childlife only? or for life?

India is my country & all Indians are my brothers and sisters.

I love my country and I am proud of its rich and varied heritage;

I shall always strive to be worthy of it.

I shall give my parents, teachers and all elders respect and treat everyone with courtesy.

To my country and my people, I pledge, my devotion.

In their well-being and prosperity alone, lies my happiness.

How many times a year we took this pledge ?

How many years we took this pledge ? 

I remember this from my first standard ....... at least 10 long years. 

This is something strange which I have noticed in my 5 years of experience after I left my school.

Many circumstances have forced me to think, think and re-think these statements and every time I got very good meanings of these statements.

But... 

The cultivated,

The developed,

The nourished,

The valued, 

The respected, 

human values are limited to the paper? or only a pledge?

I really don't know...