Unit 3, Tradition DB 1
Traditions: Do we attack them or do we embrace them? Well I guess that would depend on what they are, for instance In the essay, "Let Me Find My Own Husband" by Sarita James, her parents make it their priority to find her a suitable husband, it is apart of their tradition. This is definitely one family tradition that I would attack, everyone should be able to decide who they want to marry.When the suitable boy that they had chosen for her to marry ended up marrying someone else she said, "What hurt the most, I realized, was my broken trust in my parents guidance." (382) She knew that it was wrong that her parents was pushing her to marry this man, but she trusted them and was willing to marry him to please her parents. Some traditions are in need of being attacked.
After reading the essay, "The Brain in Love" by Benedict Carey, I guess if how we fall in love is a tradition it's one that I would embrace. "While lust makes our eyes wander, they say, it's the drive for romance that allows us to focus on one particular person, though we often can't explain why." (400) I like knowing that our brains get to make this choice for us. It's amazing what some people do when it not lust, but love. "The biology of romance helps account for how we think about passionate love, and explain its insanity: why we might travel cross-country for a single kiss, and plunge into blackest despair if our beloved turns away." (400) It can be a risk when you give your heart to someone, but it can also be well worth it.
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