india is one place where you see social identity in all facets........in all expressions....
its a sense of belongingness...in this world of differences and collectivity.......the need to belong has become so strong........
and we dont stop at belongingness....we strive for identity........for assertion.........for superiority.....in this way, we have become so ignorant
we have become ignorant of other social groups..we take this ignorance as a claim for our social superioeity...like we say "really, X group does that?"(marked with sarcasm)......so we are trying to say that we never knew that such a practice could exist...we lived in our small secure world, in our customs and practices........we believe that our customs are right, that we are correct..
but customs are not right or worng, nor good are bad.........they just smoothen our life and add colour to it........
we have become ignorant of basic human needs also............
travelling to places and meeting people makes you contemplate on the concpet of identity......the 'why' is no longer puzzling........but the 'how' is fascinating.......
why do we look down upon those who eat rice with their hands and think it is cool to eat pizza with a fork and knife (even the italians dont do this....and for the green card wannabes...even the americans do not)........
ok......i am drifting.......so whatever........i will take leave....
its a sense of belongingness...in this world of differences and collectivity.......the need to belong has become so strong........
and we dont stop at belongingness....we strive for identity........for assertion.........for superiority.....in this way, we have become so ignorant
we have become ignorant of other social groups..we take this ignorance as a claim for our social superioeity...like we say "really, X group does that?"(marked with sarcasm)......so we are trying to say that we never knew that such a practice could exist...we lived in our small secure world, in our customs and practices........we believe that our customs are right, that we are correct..
but customs are not right or worng, nor good are bad.........they just smoothen our life and add colour to it........
we have become ignorant of basic human needs also............
travelling to places and meeting people makes you contemplate on the concpet of identity......the 'why' is no longer puzzling........but the 'how' is fascinating.......
why do we look down upon those who eat rice with their hands and think it is cool to eat pizza with a fork and knife (even the italians dont do this....and for the green card wannabes...even the americans do not)........
ok......i am drifting.......so whatever........i will take leave....
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