ARE LOCAL CULTURES WORTH PRESERVING

INTRODUCTION:  Cultures differ. People of similar activities; interested ways belong to the same culture. There are many different cultures in the world.

CULTURES SHOULD BE PRESERVED: Because

1.  It gives respect for past: By preserving our culture we pay respect to our ancestors, parents, grandparents, forefathers and so on.

2. Satisfaction: By following our tradition, ways we gain sense of satisfaction which in turn is a great achievement.

3. Sense of belongingness: By following the ways of our surrounding we develop the sense of belongingness.

4. Links us with old\past: As is the saying old is gold that is why our past is gold since it is very old. As far as concerned present stand on past things i.e. our local cultures.

5. Sense of pride: When our Taj Mahal is declared as the first among the seven wonders of the world, our pride founds no place.

6. Cultures help us gain strength: When we think that such old is our culture that we have been practicing it for so long, this feeling itself gives us inner strength to develop and add something more in it.

7. Refreshing and energetic: Our culture refreshes us and gives us energy for overcoming the hurdles and challenges of life.

8. Faith and sense of safety and attachment: If we are related to any culture at any part of the world then we have faith and sense of security. Say for example, suppose we are hijacked in America’s plane by any third country. Along with America my Indian government will also not leave any stone unturned for my safe release.

9. Record: Our ways, likings, interests are best recorded and reflected in our cultures. So cultures reflect the past and do the work of record keeping by significant ways. 

10.Our memories are carried through our cultures: Buddha of India Abraham Lincoln of U.S.A,Mother Terisa,Gandhiji names and deeds are going to be continued through the ages.

Are Cultures Bad: Not At All

                  None of the cultures are wrong or bad or evil. All the cultures have maximum good things.Yes,it is different that some of the systems\cultures change a little accordingly  shedding some outdated and picking something new.

Do Cultures Change: Ought to change:        Nothing is stationary in the world. So cultures also adopt changes just as aggradations and degradation. The cultures of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Rome, Harappans, Azetecs have gone through drastic changes and slow changes, all except the Harrapan have become extinct, because of continuity of culture.

Cultures should be eco-friendly: 1) Still some people to eat in banana leaf, sitting in queue on the ground.

2) Dragon Boat Festival of China –cooked rice is fed to the fishes.

No Discrimination: All (in local culture of India) have to sit together whether he of a high or low rank or family. They wear their traditional dresses, speak local language and enjoy up to their fill.

Imitation destroys us: What ever is increasing should be taken or learnt from others but we should not forget our cultures goodness in front of others. If reasonable and suitable then only we should take some little part of others cultures to assimilate in ours, but we should not totally give up ours or else we should be of no where.

Cultures Unite: As East Germany and West Germany were united again after about 50 years. We can hope that some day  same strong culture of India and Pakistan will once again unite to be one as Hindustan and Bharat

1) Security and peace: If local cultures are preserved, life would be more secure and happy because cultural items, may it be folk dances\songs or festivals. Martial art, handicrafts, art painting any thing-but cultural items

do not need much stress of finance science and technology. Every thing is simple glorious and beautiful.

2) Following local cultures is economical: Science and technology has not entered in our local and remote areas in true sense so following a local culture is better.

       Also science and technology is very costly, for example if instead of our local folk dances and songs we see at place we go to  see on TV, then first we need to buy TV then electricity and all. Everyone cannot afford all this.

3)Local cultures are best: Things made in machine some times is not so nice and descent with varieties local culture products are pleasurable giving, easy and open for all. Cultures should be open to all. Culture should be such that they should assimilate all with love and oneness.

Survival of the fittest C.Darwin: One who does not change according to the need vanishes. Example-Is there any sense in grinding wheat flour in saddler’s querns when we have flour mills to do it in seconds. 

          Survival of the fittest theory of C.DARWIN can be said to be a universal truth which can be implemented on the local cultures. If one sticks to the local cultures too much then he cannot survive for last. It will have to be extinct cultures have two ways:-

1) Either they should change other cultures into their own, but it is not a easy task.

2) Change yourself: This is easy in comparison to the first one. Change may be slow but it really works. Only we need is that to change ourselves according to surrounding or environment.

PRESERVING A CULTURE OF VERY PAST HAS SOME DISADVANTAGES OR NEGATIVE ASPECTS

DISADVANTAGES:-

1) Speed of development is slow: If we stick to our local cultures for a long time without bringing any major change then our speed of development slows down.

2) Backwardness if tied with the past: If we stick to local culture hard and fast we cannot make pace with the development around us. So we remain backward while the others go ahead of us.

3) Same things some times create boredom: If cultural exchanges are not there then some thing doing\occurring repeatedly brings boredom in our life. The spirit-yawns for some newness.

4) Local cultural-bounds, find uneasy to adjust with other cultures: People of one culture when need to go to other people life becomes very tough for them. They do not find easy going in other cultures it becomes difficult to adjust.

5) Few local culture still treat themselves superior: Few local cultures do not treat other cultures equal to them as in MAHARASTRA, Mr. Bal Thackeray thinks north Indians are corrupted. So much economic destruction is caused.

6)Cultures create separatism: Again I would keep MAHARASTRA culture here as example of separatism  bringing a lot of pain and sufferings to so many others.

  Matrimonial Relation cannot be done between people of different cultures easily. Thus there is separatism as well. Even if such relations are made. One has to face a lot such as reverned,Mrs.Sonia Gandhi being of Swiss culture is still not considered of Indian culture and now and then reminded of her being outsider. Such are the ways of local cultures at GLOBAL villages.

7)  High cultured and low cultured gap still observed:  Imperialism and colonialism has ended but still in some pockets of the world in various forms. Superior and inferior culture matter is still in the minds of some resulting in disunity.

8) Misuse of time in modern scientific society: Following local cultures seems odd in this modern, fast and highly scientific and technical age. Why to be distinct and aloof when due to modern means we can have fast and better ways to go ahead.

  

CONCLUSION:

Unan, misr, roma sab mit gaye jahan se

Baaki raha hai lekin namo Nissan hamara

Kuch baat hai ki hasti mit nahi hamerein

Sadiyon rahaa hai dushman daure zamaa hamara

Sarein jahan se achcha Hindustan hamara.

                                                                   

                                                                 Dr.Allama Iqbal

In these lines of Dr.Allama Iqbal lies the secret of longevity of us Indians.

It is due to our culture of assimilation, sharing, caring, cooperation that India had reached to its glory but due to lack of cultural growth, and its position has declined due to which it had to go into slavery of European.

                  But once again cultural up gradation is going on so we have a bright future forward. So vehemently most of us are of the opinion that local culture should be preserved otherwise we would be betrayed

            India is looked upon for its ancient achievements that we have once again to regain and develop. And all this can be done by preserving our culture.