Traditions.

To state that all countries under this sun, and perhaps others elsewhere, have their own traditions, is an obvious statement. Whether such a belief is an over-under statement is not all that obvious! What constitutes traditions may become complex, debatable and flexible. There are so many elements to be taken into consideration, such as, culture, religion, environment, governance, beliefs nurtured by genrations of practice, art, craft and trends, to mention but a few.

More difficulties arise when traditions are gauged by any other given standards or dimensions that belong to other cultures other than the one being considered. For example, it would be very difficult to evaluate a tropical tradition through the eyes of the arctic circles.

Tradtions are unique and entirely belong to the country of origin, and should, therefore, be appreciated as such. In other words, one cannot qualify a set of traditions which are not one's own native, to any degree of accuracy, relying solely on one's own likes and dislikes, or as compared to the cultures that are traditional in one's own country.

But there are, of course, basic humbei (see elsewhere in my blogs to refresh meaning of humbei) traditions that are intrinsically traditional to all. A few that come to mind will be: equality in all its manifestations, fair and reasonable justice, rights and obligations, tolerance, property, peaceful living, and so on!

Perhaps, even some of the elements listed might not fit equally well in a societal set-up that does not accept them.

It would be safe to state, though, that the most expedient way to solve traditionally generated difficulties would be to, firstly, live in peace with one's own tradition, and, secondly, when confronted with divergent attitudes originating from near or distant forces, a workable medium is created and adhered to.

It is often the case that humbeis of diametrically opposed traditions manage to live in unison and in concordance with all that their status require of them.


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