Cultural Beliefs
The world is gradually getting accustomed to new ways of life. One thing that stands out is the fact that despite the accommodation of new forms of life, culture is still a critical aspect of our lives. Most societies have devised ways through which traditions are incorporated into modernity. In this case, new ways of life are shaped by culture. The epitome of culture is beliefs. There cannot be a culture that has no beliefs (Deal, Terrence and Kent 23). Most traditional practices have an origin which is transferred from one generation to another through belief. There are many cultural beliefs around the world. Each cultural belief is subject to the people who go by the rules applied in it (Hawes, Thomas, and Sarah 109). Cultural beliefs work appropriately in every region they are applied. People born within the confines of a specific culture find it easy to live according to the societal rules applied. It is for this reason that no cultural belief is superior to another.
Additionally, no culture is more correct than the other. The act of judging different cultures as right or wrong is selfish. Most people who judge other cultures do so due to a lack of understanding of the culture (Hawes, Thomas, and Sarah 109). There have never been cases where people complain about the need to adopt new ways in their culture to accommodate them. People are born within the confines of their culture, which makes it easy for them to accept it (Deal, Terrence and Kent 23). All cultural beliefs are tailor-made for the society of the community involved. The same way that one individual view their beliefs as the best is the same way another person with a different cultural ideology does. As long as no one is harmed, all cultural opinions are equal. They all carry the same amount of truth and basis of originality.
Works Cited
Deal, Terrence E., and Kent D. Peterson. Shaping school culture. John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
Hawes, Thomas, and Sarah Thomas. “Visitors from Other Cultures: Views of Muslim Overseas Students in Britain.” International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding 5.5 (2018): 108-122.