Uh oh, what's on Charels' mind now?
Back at christmas time I got the "World According to Mr. Rogers" book for a friend but I read the whole thing cause I really like books like that, and frankly, they are responsible for a lot of the things I write about in here. For years I've been getting little quotes and life lessons from them and I apply them to my life. Every so often one pups up that very much grabs my attention and gets my wheels turning pretty good. Now I can't remember the entry exactly, maybe Jessica can find it and post it below, but I'll put it down in my own words how I understood it. It went something like this:
All the animals and insects in the world have instincts that keep them alive and multiplying and without these instincts they would never be able to exist. In the same way people have traditions and without traditions we would be nothing as well.
I should note that it wasn't Mr. Rogers who said it, but some thinker guy. Mr. Rogers just liked the quote, as I do :)
So, my noodle has been saucing over this one for a few weeks now. I think on a very large scale, like big religious issues, this idea plays a huge role in why some people get so up in arms about changes. They may not be thinking about this idea in particular, but it's more or less embedded into our ways of thinking. When I think back, I can remember that many things I loved the most were or became traditions in my life, be they school, family, or friends. Also, traditions almost ALWAYS involve a group or groups of people, which I would say in an evolutionary context is key to our progress as people.
While thinking about progress another idea clicked. Many folks, including myself, claim or try to be 'progressive' in life. Now that I sort of see how tradition can be so important...I'm wondering just how progressive should we be? They say the world is falling into a morally devoid spiral...I'm wondering if rejecting tradition has something to do with that?
that's enough for now.
-Charles
All the animals and insects in the world have instincts that keep them alive and multiplying and without these instincts they would never be able to exist. In the same way people have traditions and without traditions we would be nothing as well.
I should note that it wasn't Mr. Rogers who said it, but some thinker guy. Mr. Rogers just liked the quote, as I do :)
So, my noodle has been saucing over this one for a few weeks now. I think on a very large scale, like big religious issues, this idea plays a huge role in why some people get so up in arms about changes. They may not be thinking about this idea in particular, but it's more or less embedded into our ways of thinking. When I think back, I can remember that many things I loved the most were or became traditions in my life, be they school, family, or friends. Also, traditions almost ALWAYS involve a group or groups of people, which I would say in an evolutionary context is key to our progress as people.
While thinking about progress another idea clicked. Many folks, including myself, claim or try to be 'progressive' in life. Now that I sort of see how tradition can be so important...I'm wondering just how progressive should we be? They say the world is falling into a morally devoid spiral...I'm wondering if rejecting tradition has something to do with that?
that's enough for now.
-Charles