Everyone is unique. I am sure you are familiar with this saying. Although we are so alike but at the same time we are different. These differences give beauty and variety to life; as you know humans abhor monotonous. It is all the same when it also comes to different cultures.
People in every culture have their own traditions. Sometimes I wonder is it necessary to keep these traditions or as time changes it’s better to get rid of them? What is tradition, anyway?
Tradition is a belief or custom that has existed for a long time. Some of these traditions have good reasons behind them; maybe it was because of natural reasons like ceremonies which are held at the beginning of every season or at the end of it. Maybe it was because of victory they gained after a war or it might be because of religious reasons.
Whatever the reason was it gathered people together. It was like an excuse to bring people closer to celebrate and to have fun. Some of these traditions have lost their real meaning during the time and turn into something completely different; as time changes people come to conclusion that they must put an end on them.
Some of these traditions were based on a wrong thought or idea. Ideas which were originated from discriminated beliefs related to gender or race. So they get abolished; of course not completely and after struggles of some brave people.
In general we should preserve our traditions, because they are related to our roots as who we really are and where we come from. Traditions tell stories about our past and we feel connected to our ancestors and the people whom we share theses traditions. It’s not a good idea to abandon our traditions and think of them as something useless. If you consider every tradition it has its own beauty just like every food from different areas which has its own flavor.
It is also so fascinating when we learn about other traditions which are different from us. We can learn more about others through their traditions. So to put it in nutshell I would say various cultures and traditions make our world more beautiful.
Comments
It's really interesting to me how all of us grew in a different and disparate culture, religion and state but our ancestor is just one. The varieties which derive from a single source, we refer to it as a first man generation (Adam), result so many differences in the history of humankind. I believe that there will always be a different, and it's natural in human history.
Dear seeker, thanks for your nice comment.
Dear Evangelina, thanks for your comment.
Dear Noor, thanks for your comment.
Dear Expector, if we really can understand this word ' diversity' most of the disagreements would be solved. thanks for your comment.
Dear Gerardo, thanks for your comment. you can say that again, so i agree with you and sara.:D
Dear Anne, thanks a lot for your comment and your wonderful memory. Nowadays young people have changed a lot; they think there is no need for most of these traditions like the one you mentioned as a sign of respect for elderly people, but we should try to keep them and teach the young generation the beauty and necessity of these customs.
Dear Vision, thanks for your comment. I think people who are far from their own land try to keep those traditions even more tightly, because they think that in this way they wouldn't forget about their own culture. They even try to pass it on to their kids and they expect them to show some interest and have respect for those traditions.
Dear Muhammad, thanks for your comment.
Dear Mishaikh, thanks for stopping by. Yeah you are right nature runs on variation.
Dear Sara, I agree with you and if you noticed I pointed out that some of our traditions are based on some wrong beliefs, so we shouldn't follow them. Actually sometimes it takes a lot of courage not to accept a tradition when it doesn't make sense for you, but that's the way some traditions are abolished and some have changed.
Nice blogs, good topic..,,.!! Everyone is unique.. culture, situation, environment, character, status make them unique..
I agree with your blog.. !!
Some people seem not to be so satisfied with the notion 'diversity', though:)
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