Are We cultured????

Looks shocking when we are asked this question to ourselves. But how many people think that they live in a cultured society? Ok… first of all let me put forth a question.. what is meant by culture(d)? the way we move with the society, the way we dress, we dine, that which shows us we are human beings is cultured. But in today’s fast moving materialistic world the word “culture” seems to have got different meaning in everyone’s life. People living in Metros misunderstand the word “cultured”.

It has become a trend to bring the westernization into our lives and follow the culture that is being followed in the western countries. There are lot of reasons behind this culture to be brought into picture.

The booming of IT industries is one reason for this westernization to come into existence. Since these industries pay their employees a fat pay, they are more inclined to follow the western culture. The culture followed in western countries are different and the way the people being treated there are different. They maintain a healthy social relationships with their fellow men while working. When people who migrate from home country and follow the culture from West side, they fail to understand the healthiness in the culture of their home country. While many of the countries are trying to follow the Indian culture, we Indians go behind the opposite culture and incorporate them in our lives.

Recently, there was a news by CM of Karnataka commenting on the dress code of girls concerning their safety and security in their workplace. Nowadays, women are working on par with men in all the fields. But that doesn’t mean that they can become men! They have limits right from the way they behave in the society to the way they dress themselves. Maintaining a social relationship with fellow men is healthy but without crossing the limits.

And the education and the exposure which the kids of present generation enjoy has improved and hence the graduates from every year is enormously increasing from both the genders. So even girls earn well and hence they have been given a respect in the society. Though this is true to some extent atleast in Metros, they feel that they are not dependant on anybody since they have money in their life. This leads to increase in the number of friends circle through various means such as through social networking sites. These sites are just meant for entertainment and they are found only to be in contact with friends. But these websites are being misused and they are inclined more towards following western culture.

Parents of the present day should take care of their children and keep an eye on their activities. When this responsibility of the parents fails the child gets the complete liberty to chose its own path of life. When parents are busy in saving financial status for the future of their children, children who long for the parental affection chose the way where they get the affection they long for.

Media is another source for bringing up the westernization in today’s world. Internet, email and other electronic gadgets make the children and the teens of present age to get attracted and addicted to the western culture. The olden traditional practices like joint family method, making friends out of our personal circle by chosing them based on their characters have gone with the wind.

Not only women, men are also inclined towards western culture. They consider the people who lead this kind of life as “cultured” and they look at the people who lead a normal life as “nerd”. It should be realized that this “paranormal activity” is not going to help for a longer life.

So how are we going to bring back our traditional values? When are we going to realize that the life we lead is not healthy for a longer life? I am not saying that women should not work at all nor they should earn money and be in the kitchen like olden days. They should be on par with men on all fields and in all walks of life but they should keep up their limits. Whatever sins men do, the society will accept it or it may not mind much. But still the society has not improved yet. It is still narrow minded and it’s the responsibility of the women of this generation too to have an eye on their life in all walks of their life.