Village, Town and City are the typical hierarchy of geographies, whil e Tradition, Fashion and Lifestyle, can be summed up as the typical hierarchies of the society in the respective geographies.
Never content on where we are and what we have, we want to explore the other side perceiving it to be better. This is like climbing a ladder, but the problem is we do not want to do it one step at a time, and take shortcuts to reach the top – Migration Mania.
People becoming urbanites, disconnect themselves from the roots and fall off like an orphaned fruit in foreign land. They start rearing a generation that does not know the meaning of native place, and some go abroad and rear a generation that does not know the meaning of country of origin.
We christen this pattern as “Nomads without Roots”-- People who consider themselves as winners on achieving geographic or societal success, but don’t realize what they have lost.
West is moving towards East – Yoga, meditation, vegetarianism, alternative therapies, and almost reviving some extinct practices of the region, while East is moving more rapidly to the West in aping their lifestyle of materialism, wealth, greed, and so on. Call this a Cultural Cross Over
The Grass On the Other side is Always Green. Instead of looking at the grass and being judgmental about the shades of of green, one needs to look within and Introspect – You will rediscover your roots, values and most importantly YOURSELF!
Which side are you looking – Within or Without?
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