Personal musings on Israel, Jewish matters, history and how they all affect each other
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
"What Life Asks of Us"
David Brooks makes an interesting case for self-fulfillment through belonging, or by having an identity based on tradition.
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Institutional practies and rules often reflect accumulated experience. To abide by them spares the need to reinvent the wheel, and that is often a very good thing. However, I am not sure whether it is advisable to subjugate oneself blindly to any social group or role or code. I have come across too many disfunctional traditions. When they collide with my moralities, I stick with the latter. (Of course they are a tradition too, basically a simple principle which was passed down on me by my parents. But that is not the reason why I accept it as my own rule. The reason is that it has stood extensive testing; so well that when in doubt, I prefer it over affiliation.)
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Institutional practies and rules often reflect accumulated experience. To abide by them spares the need to reinvent the wheel, and that is often a very good thing.
However, I am not sure whether it is advisable to subjugate oneself blindly to any social group or role or code. I have come across too many disfunctional traditions. When they collide with my moralities, I stick with the latter.
(Of course they are a tradition too, basically a simple principle which was passed down on me by my parents. But that is not the reason why I accept it as my own rule. The reason is that it has stood extensive testing; so well that when in doubt, I prefer it over affiliation.)
Judith
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