tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post2659647822902731905..comments2024-02-21T14:35:34.003+05:30Comments on randomthoughts: EAST AND WEST - WILL THE TWAIN EVER MEET??J P Joshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-76483479835725051252009-11-02T09:03:19.824+05:302009-11-02T09:03:19.824+05:30Joseph: Thank you for your valued and incisive com...Joseph: Thank you for your valued and incisive comment. <br /><br />Agree with you on what you have written, "I am of the belief India will change because change is the only permanent thing in life. I only hope India will take the best of both worlds and become a super power to reckon with in the comity of nations".J P Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-62041073387122279742009-10-30T00:39:45.305+05:302009-10-30T00:39:45.305+05:30Hi JPJ:)
Greetings:)
This is indeed a fantastic ...Hi JPJ:)<br /><br />Greetings:)<br /><br />This is indeed a fantastic post and it is very clear that you have given considerable time and thought and deep study for this amazing write up. While I accept your wonderful thinking, I only add my thoughts as I kept reading your beautiful post.<br /><br />When I read your quote to begin with, I immediately thought of Jim Corbet who wrote in his book MAN EATERS OF KUMAON--"TIMES ARE CHANGING"<br /><br />Times are indeed changing and along with time attitudes to our age old wisdom and customs. As education becomes more wide spread people are slowly imitating the western culture. It is slowly creeping into our minds that any thing that is not western is not modern. As India is opening up its restrictive policies in trade and commerce a plethora of foreign companies are setting up business in India and bringing with them their culture and practices. It is well known that young educated girls well employed will not hesitate to go to bar and drink a bottle of beer along with her boy friends or colleagues. Divorce rates are increasing day by day. Many youngster are crazy about getting a foreign degree. Many youth find it difficult to speak in their mother tongue. I can go on an on. I will not be able to judge this trend and I will not be able to say whether it is good or bad. But a change is taking place for sure.<br /><br />India have given birth to many religions and also encouraged religions from other countries to flourish. So some may believe in rebirth but there are others who don't believe this. So there is already a clash of religious thoughts and beliefs. <br /><br />I am of the belief India will change because change is the only permanent thing in life. I only hope India will take the best of both worlds and become a super power to reckon with in the comity of nations.<br /><br />My regards and best wishes:)<br />JosephJoseph Pulikotilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074346261093541776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-45555475342020762552009-10-27T21:25:50.289+05:302009-10-27T21:25:50.289+05:30Balvinder: Agree with you that East and West are i...Balvinder: Agree with you that East and West are imaginary lines..these to me are basically two philosphies by which people lead their lives....and when you look at the macro picture...the Western philosphy is generally lived by the white people, irrespective of geographical location.. and the Eastern is lived by most Asians. <br /><br />However, in the modern India, modernity and Westernisation have come to be synonymous....one cannot claim to be modern, without owing allegiance to the western model. This is not always the best, I believe. The western philosophy has a number of good points...imbibing those, without loosing the best of the Eastern values... so as to reach perfection...a very tall order indeed... I believe it is God's design for an indivdual's continued spiritual evolution...<br /><br />You are right about how we are, and how we behave... I too have seen that. It has something to do with our mindset. Most of our impatient people believe that nothing Indian is good enough, or worth making good enough, ....who else will make it good enough?<br /><br /> I believe we Indians need to focus more on our own history and geography to understand why we are the way we are... I have too many questions too, for which I am constantly looking for answers. I just finished a book, "Being Indian" by Pawan Verma - very interesting points made in that - will post the excerpts sometime soon.J P Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-5545752092352302532009-10-27T20:49:07.455+05:302009-10-27T20:49:07.455+05:30BK Chowla: Couldn't agree with you more...&quo...BK Chowla: Couldn't agree with you more..."We have family values,but we are dishonest."...."We are corrupt but we keep criticising the corrupt system. In short, we are unique."<br /><br />I too feel that East and West will never come together because probably that is what is God's design, if one believes that nothing can happen in this world without God's will.J P Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-31509044711518852702009-10-27T20:42:29.853+05:302009-10-27T20:42:29.853+05:30Renu: "A parent's word is final, in most ...Renu: "A parent's word is final, in most cases, and the offsprings generally donot go against it, in a majority of the cases. ..but this is minority now..." Yes, things are changing in India too but it still comprises the minority, unlike here in North America.<br /><br />Agree with you that man-made systems, for common good, should be non-negotiable, BUT then it is upto all of us to make them so, one person at a time; and each one of us has to individually start somewhere, even though EYERYONE around is not following the systems.<br /><br />Yes, discipline is vital for the betterment of any society and more so for ours - discipline outside the home, to be specific.J P Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-4682649975242706822009-10-27T15:19:55.405+05:302009-10-27T15:19:55.405+05:30I feel the conditioning of ones mind starts right ...I feel the conditioning of ones mind starts right from childhood itself. The freedom of choosing ones breakfast or the Tv chanel conditions one's brain to exercise that freedom throughout his or her life. But that freedom can lead both ways. One will become more self disciplined and confident having less inhibitions or one will become a brat shooting students in the schools. <br /><br />But Frankly speaking don't you feel that east and west are just imaginary lines drawn by us on the globe. <br /><br />Even within our country also one will find that people exhibit better behaviour in the premises of foriegn Banks than the Indian ones.<br /><br />Same Indian or Asian when goes abroad puts up a better behavuour on the roads and public places etc.<br /><br /> So a lot to do with environments i suppose.<br /><br />Nice thought provoking piece of writing JP.Balvinder Ballihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040171846198252874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-91405388584051507762009-10-24T12:18:05.178+05:302009-10-24T12:18:05.178+05:30East and west can never come together.We are made ...East and west can never come together.We are made of a different raw material.We have family values,but we are dishonest.We are experts in beating the system.We are experts in breaking the system we complain against all the time.We are corrupt but we keep criticising the corrupt system.<br />In short,we are unique.<br />In terms of crises..The nation is united.BK Chowla,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-64729230053183332902009-10-24T10:52:30.221+05:302009-10-24T10:52:30.221+05:30very enjoyable and thought provoking... A parent&#...very enjoyable and thought provoking... A parent's word is final, in most cases, and the offsprings generally donot go against it, in a majority of the cases. ..but this is minority now...man made systems must be non negotiable, but in other ways I find our systems better and good for a society..<br />to me discipline in any sphere of life is always good...and too much of self gratification be it choices of cereal or anything else is nevr good..one must work in tandem with others be it in house or society..its conducive to the peace and mental satisfaction.Renuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052079745061422542noreply@blogger.com