1000 Flowers for the Planet - #86 Respect Tradition
Tradition is everywhere. Some traditions
have been in place for centuries, others for only a few years. Most of us have
a tradition of some kind – it may be a Christmas tradition that Nanna always
makes the Christmas pudding, or that you go to the cricket every weekend in
summer, or the same place every year for your annual holiday. Other traditions
are part of religious practice, like the pilgrimage to Mecca, the spiritual
bathing in the Ganges River in India, or the re-enactment of the Stations of
the Cross. Monarchies have traditions, done with great pomp and ceremony, for
example, the coronations of kings and queens at Westminster Abbey in England. Tradition
is not compulsory, but for those who are involved in a tradition it has
importance, and should never be tampered with by outsiders, as long as it does
not contravene human rights (e.g. the sacrifice of a virgin to ensure good
crops would be something we should probably have evolved beyond). We should
allow people to continue their traditions, so long as they are done in peace
and harmony with others and with the planet.
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