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nara,

Okay NN, as Steven Colbert would say, I will bite, please don't make me regret it.

i hope so too.as i have a limited vocabulary.

If I understand you right, it seems you are saying tradition must be followed because it must have had a reason and we must try to find the reasons behind the traditions instead of abandoning them, for, abandoning them tantamount to disrespecting our elders.

Please correct me if I have stated your position incorrectly. spot on,sir.

A logical question that arises is what if you are unable to find any satisfactory answers for the a tradition that is being followed? Can we then abandon that tradition? in such a piquant situation,either accept it on account of the basis of faith or abandon it,and face the subsequent consequence arising from thereof.

Or, what if the answer is unacceptable, like the one you gave about a widow with shaved head will be less attractive to men -- I find this answer abhorrent as it is male-centric and equates woman to objects of possession -- am I allowed to criticize the tradition on this count, i.e. the answer given is abhorrent, or am I required to simply accept the answers given by the dominant powers and keep quiet, or else I am disrespectful to the elders? had a woman posed this question,i would empathise.but you sir,is one of my species.i sense mischeiviousness.

Once again I request you NN, please present a cogent response without such referring to my person as this or that.

Cheers! you are neither this nor that.you are nara.as a side issue,years back,you held some views as dear to your heart.now for some reason,you abandoned all your previous belief's.tomorrow,is there any gurantee that you may hold yet another view,contrary to what you have now.don't we accept you,as is basis and respect you.by going to past events,if we can learn to be better humans as a race and be happy,then traditions are a soild foundation for culturally oriented.some practises may have outlived their life-cycle,which then is abandoned thru sanctions from elders in society who are authorised bonafide acahryas.by grace of god,we have a ton of them in India,and we as a nation are chugging away happily,peacefully,without converting anyone,other than the ones who already exist amongst us.we are only custodians of sruthis and smrithis,our sastras are gems handed down by our elders.we love them and respect them.