Wednesday, November 12
Conflict between Change and Tradition
I am in total support for CHANGE--in the sense that it is for the better. But I also have complete reverence for TRADITION--in the sense that maintaining a tradition is honorable and just. However, I am mostly in support of the American tradition for changing for the better. After all, even though it's not necessary to fix what's not broken, making improvements wouldn't hurt and neither would reevaluating that which we think is not broken.
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I think I'm more for change than tradition. Though tradition is honorable, for some circumstances, and even necessary, people and our society change as we go through the years. Therefore, what was ok for the 60's, might not be the same for the 21st century mind. The society keeps changing, and the population is becoming more diverse so we need to change our laws and views to include all the new categories, though I don't like to call them like that.
ReplyDeleteFor example, Prop 8. It's not that we now have more gays in our society. We have the same proportion of gay people. The difference is that more gay people are confortable to come out of the closet now days than in the 50's or 60's. We need to change our laws and views to not discriminate against the gay community.
Sure marriage between a man and a woman was a nice TRADITION, but its time we change the rules to include everyone.
Good comment and nice examples! I absolutely agree with you. I wasn't really addressing the flux of society which necessitates change (but I really like how you linked this idea with current events). I think change should be a tradition that we carry out but at the same time I would like to keep some traditions alive like patriotism or the American Dream--however, I think the main part of it all is making traditions attainable, accessible and acceptable.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that there is an "American Dream" anymore, at least here in America. I know outsiders looking in look to America as living the "American Dream" which falls into this whole set of traditions: the big house with the wife at home and 2.5 children with the fancy car and great paying job. I think that our perspective of the American Dream has changed, one that is not filled with any traditional values, which is AMAZING!! Women do not have to follow the stereotype of susie homemaker anymore, and men do not have to follow the stereotype of being the bread winner. I applaud those men and women that are open about the men and women that they love. They deserve the right to be happy and loved just like any heterosexual out there. "Tradition" does not exist anymore, and I am glad because it leads to a whole world of opportunity.
ReplyDeleteCan you explain a bit more about what you mean in regards to tradition i'm not sure i quite understand?
ReplyDeleteFor me i guess tradition is to keep my Latin roots alive and i'm all for that. and i agree with you i support CHANGE. I can't wait to see a woman as president for 2016!!!
American girl......You said, "tradition doesn't exist anymore" yet it does because that is why people reject gay marriage: tradition. And it is true that men and women are changing the roles they were traditionally given though I still think that doesn't include the majority. I think that traditionally, majority of men are still the bread providers and women are still housewives. Ofcourse, we are moving rapidly towards change in that area because more and more women are tting educated.
ReplyDeletellovely......why do you have to wait until 2016 for a woman to be president? We will be having an election on 2012, you know.
I would just like to say that change is good, but never stepping too far from tradition is even better especially if the foundation that has been set through tradition still works. However, if that which was set into place through tradition by those who did not have a heart for the people (every race/nationality),then change needs to occur. Now, having said and comming from a very religious background and believing in the word of God certain things need to remain the same such as not allowing marriage to take place between two people of the same sex for this is not what He honors. To those who may not agree with what I have just written because you believe in God,I just want to say to you whomever you may be that Jesus Loves You and so do I.
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