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Thinking back on the horror of horrors...
Feb. 10th, 2008 11:54 pmIf nothing else, I have to admit that fraternities provide a sense of tradition, in the same way a lot of religions or cults do. And that all the screaming was happening does say something.
In Houston Smith's The World's Religions he states,
And he's right. And I've been lamenting that for years. But I'm fairly convinced that the traditions we need to find are not the ones we've chosen. And we could do worse than to adopt those things which merely please us, a festival here, a celebration there, to have something warm and comforting to hold onto like a stuffed toy we carry in childhood, and to let cultural resonance grow its own traditions over the years.
And that's all I'll say for now, because I've spent the last five hours not working.
In Houston Smith's The World's Religions he states,
A genius for absorbing peoples of varying national and ethnic backgrounds has earned for [the United States] the reputation of being a melting pot; but in weakening the traditions that immigrant groups brought with them, the United States has not provided them with a compelling replacement. This leaves the nation perhaps the most traditionless society history has known.
And he's right. And I've been lamenting that for years. But I'm fairly convinced that the traditions we need to find are not the ones we've chosen. And we could do worse than to adopt those things which merely please us, a festival here, a celebration there, to have something warm and comforting to hold onto like a stuffed toy we carry in childhood, and to let cultural resonance grow its own traditions over the years.
And that's all I'll say for now, because I've spent the last five hours not working.
