ME: You gave me the wings but you don't want to see me fly my own course?
DAD: You shall fly son, but the skies are full of vultures and hunters prowl the fields below. There is a certain wisdom in the values that our forefathers laid down for us.
ME: We don't understand the wisdom anymore. They are just habits now. Habits that are fading with the wear and tear of the force called time.
DAD:We may not have the wisdom to understand the knowledge that is passed down from generations. But habits are a way of making sure we don't have to suffer again, don't have to re-learn by making the same mistakes. Tradition is that learning passed down the ages.
ME: If I live in conformity to tradition, I live a stranger to my own times. Resisting change until the the world becomes a strange place. Holding on to tradition more as an escape from what is. Isn't it better to live in harmony to the world rather than in conflict?
DAD: All I can say son, is that it may not be right to conform, but is rebellion the new tradition?
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In the works-"Whose dream is it anyway?"
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SIS:I wish I were in your place bro.
ME:No no don't.
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nice one! Gr8 interaction betn a father and a son! luvd da discussion on da so called numero uno question fr us! follow traditions or change and conform!
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Folks! take a view!
ReplyDelete*If I live in conformity to tradition, I live a stranger to my own times.*
ReplyDeleteIt is so true in context to certain superstitions which are passed down to us as tradition...
for example - matching of horoscopes is customary for marriage but if we go by example..
Lord Rama and Goddess Sita had matched horoscopes too 100% still they didn't have a very smooth married life. Mythology is a proof of that..
I don't intend to raise a debate here. This is my take on one of the views expressed above.. :)
Kudos to you Pisku for bringing in a post of this sort with a perfect blend of philosophy and reality!! :) i am gonna be following the series and i might add something too.. :)
Rebellion happens when tere is no understanding on both the parts !! even if one party bows, rebellion still exist !! i can make this point clear with a simple example -
ReplyDeleteGirls are not supposed to drink.. not at all publically. Parents will make a biiig scene when ypu do that ! I don't drink .. but i have surely tried few combinations for fun sake with friends .. And my mom knows about it .. She trusts me not to make it a habit and also that i will not overdo.
There is no place for rebellion in such place where understanding is there !!
Loved the post pisku !! thanks for taking up such an initiative !
@ Maverick: That's encouraging!
ReplyDelete@Kajal: Like i said, this is an attempt to comprehend! Would love to c u write on this!
ReplyDeleteGood example on the horoscopes.
Thanks for the encouraging words!
@Prats
ReplyDeleteYou hit the nail on the head. We need to seek to understand before we take a view!
Don't think there is a better forum than this for such a discussion!
C if u want to write something too! Any genre!
this debate seems to happen everytime
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its gr8 u thought to write about it
everyone can relate to it
very relavantly deals with the genration gap and their ideas
very involving and personal memories came back while reading this...
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@Aparna: thanks!
ReplyDelete@Pulkit: Looks like i unintentionally pulled a raw nerve. I'm hoping it doesn't linger!