It is a highly debatable issue whether the youth should follow traditions or harrc liberty to be what they
want. This essay shall look into both sides of the debate before forming an opinbn.
There are many reasons why some individuals opine that the youth should follow traditions. The prime
reason is that the youth has been neglecting its own very rich culture and traditions in order to adapt to
the western ideas. They have their mindset that what the west is doing is right and one should follow it
without hesitation. For example, the youth of lndia does not perceive its identity as traditional lndians any
more. They think that their centuries old traditions are outdated and prevent modem development. But
they should know that nobody likes copy-cats. They should learn from a country like Japan, which is one
of the leading economies of the world and also one of the most adwnced countries in terms of
modernization, but it still follows and respects its old traditions and cultures. Another reason of people-s
opinion is that some traditions are very good and need to be preserved at all costs. For instance, touching
the feet of the elderly as a token of respect and welcoming guests with folded hands.
on the other hand, it is easy to understand why some people are in favour of htting the youth have their
own individuality. This is mainly because the youth of today is better informed than ever before in the
history of mankind. They do not just accept things without reasoning. Today, the nations of the world are
more closely linked than ever before. lt would be wrong to impose traditions on them, which are obsolete
in the modern era. For example, the dowry system, in which the bride's parents gare her gold, money and
household items, was acceptable earlier as women were not working, but today dowry system is being
condemned because the youth of today realize that it has led to many vices such as female feticide.
What is more, today, we are living in a modern world calling for innovation and modemism, which pulls us
toward a new vision of traditions; a vision which respects our traditional spirit but which concurrently
supports newness and modernity, and promotes making the most of the global village of today. The youth
of today are borrowing methods and taking aspirations from one country to the other. For example, the
beautiful traditions of The West, such as celebration of Mothe/s Day and Fathe/s Day are being celebrated
in lndia today.
ln conclusion, it can be said that the youth of today should be allowed all indiviluality. They are not part of
a big planet called Earth; they belong to a small global village. Traditions shouH not define them; they
should define traditions. lt has been rightly said that Traditions' should be guides and notjailors
It is a
highly
debatable issue whether the
youth
should
follow
traditions
or
harrc
liberty to be what they
want. This essay shall look into both sides of the debate
before
forming an
opinbn
.
There are
many
reasons why
some
individuals opine that the
youth
should
follow
traditions
. The prime
reason is that the
youth
has been neglecting its
own
very
rich culture and
traditions
in order to adapt to
the western
ideas
. They have their mindset that what the west is doing is right and one should
follow
it
without hesitation.
For example
, the
youth
of
lndia
does not perceive its identity as traditional
lndians
any
more
. They
think
that their centuries
old
traditions
are outdated
and
prevent
modem development.
But
they should know that nobody likes copy-cats. They should learn from a country like Japan, which is one
of the leading economies of the world and
also
one of the most
adwnced
countries in terms of
modernization,
but
it
still
follows
and respects its
old
traditions
and cultures. Another reason of
people
-s
opinion is that
some
traditions
are
very
good
and need to
be preserved
at all costs.
For instance
, touching
the feet of the elderly as a token of respect and welcoming guests with folded hands.
on
the other hand, it is easy to understand why
some
people
are in
favour
of
htting
the
youth
have their
own
individuality. This is
mainly
because
the
youth
of
today
is better informed than ever
before
in the
history of mankind. They do not
just
accept things without reasoning.
Today
, the nations of the world are
more
closely
linked than ever
before
.
lt
would be
wrong
to impose
traditions
on them, which are obsolete
in the modern era.
For example
, the dowry system, in which the bride's parents
gare
her gold, money and
household items, was acceptable earlier as women were not working,
but
today
dowry system is
being
condemned
because
the
youth
of
today
realize that it has led to
many
vices such as female
feticide
.
What is more
,
today
, we are living in a modern world calling for innovation and
modemism
, which pulls us
toward a new vision of
traditions
; a vision which respects our traditional spirit
but
which
concurrently
supports newness and modernity, and promotes making the most of the global village of
today
. The youth
of
today
are borrowing methods and taking aspirations from one country to the other.
For example
, the
beautiful
traditions
of The West, such as celebration of
Mothe
/s Day and
Fathe
/s Day are
being celebrated
in
lndia
today
.
ln
conclusion, it can
be said
that the
youth
of
today
should be
allowed
all
indiviluality
. They are not part of
a
big
planet called Earth; they belong to a
small
global village.
Traditions
shouH
not define them; they
should define
traditions
.
lt
has been
rightly
said that Traditions' should be guides and
notjailors