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oh No I am trying to glorify the western culture or lifestyle , all I am saying is that we have no rights to criticise other cultures when our own has so many flaws in the sense that so many atrocities are comitted in the name of traditions.
I tried to reason out with my mother and MIL but both refused to even think abt it , for them tradition and culture is above everything in life.
There was an incident where the gal who was getting married refused to allow her father to wash her husbands feet citing the reason that her father was an elderly man and that he should be given the respect he deserves . Now I would have respected her view and appreciated her but there are so many who ridiculed her coz for them tradition was more important and as per the reasoning , the brides father should do it coz the groom takes on the avataar of lord vishnu and the bride, goddess lakshmi. When I was told this , I wanted to know why werent the groom's father or mother washing the brides feet if they considered the bride to be goddess lakshmi , does it change for women goddesses and women in general . Why this descrimination , why was the girl ridiculed as being high headed when her intention behind it was purely her love and respect for her father.
There are still so many places where sati is practiced , why bcoz its our tradition. There are still so many places esp temples where low caste people are not allowed to go near god where as others can .
There are many more and thats why I wonder how can we ridicule western culture when our own isnt perfect or good and have so many flaws which spreads only sadness suffering and descrimination and not happiness and peace. I am not saying all traditions but there are many which does not spread anything but pain and suffering
I tried to reason out with my mother and MIL but both refused to even think abt it , for them tradition and culture is above everything in life.
There was an incident where the gal who was getting married refused to allow her father to wash her husbands feet citing the reason that her father was an elderly man and that he should be given the respect he deserves . Now I would have respected her view and appreciated her but there are so many who ridiculed her coz for them tradition was more important and as per the reasoning , the brides father should do it coz the groom takes on the avataar of lord vishnu and the bride, goddess lakshmi. When I was told this , I wanted to know why werent the groom's father or mother washing the brides feet if they considered the bride to be goddess lakshmi , does it change for women goddesses and women in general . Why this descrimination , why was the girl ridiculed as being high headed when her intention behind it was purely her love and respect for her father.
There are still so many places where sati is practiced , why bcoz its our tradition. There are still so many places esp temples where low caste people are not allowed to go near god where as others can .
There are many more and thats why I wonder how can we ridicule western culture when our own isnt perfect or good and have so many flaws which spreads only sadness suffering and descrimination and not happiness and peace. I am not saying all traditions but there are many which does not spread anything but pain and suffering
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