When I hear of people (well-meaning) warning me of dire consequences if I dont follow the family protocols of several centuries, I wonder if their threats are too different from the viral chain emails that demand that you forward the email to 20 people, which if you do, you will win instant lottery and if you don't, the next car on the street will devour you. I don't think I know everything and granted that these seemingly superstitious beliefs had some base in reason centuries ago, but why are we following without questioning? My belief is that,inherent in my culture is a tendency to obey, to be submissive - qualities that have been exacerbated by centuries of colonial rule.
Chromosomally, we probably have the survival instinct warning us not to question the person in authority, whether at home or at work, so to not hamper the bread winning process.
I love for people to follow what they believe in, and by the same token, avoid influencing by coercion or cajoles, the free-will of another to decide for themselves....Unless their opinions are sought, of course.
But then it doesn't really matter what I want, does it? As long as I'm pushing against it, I know it will come to me. I've been loving Byron Katie's work, that I'd like to put it to test for a while. More about Byron Katie later. :-)
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