I have always been what most people would call traditional old fashioned. I feel like you need to ask a girl's father's permission before you date her, you need to stand up when you shake someone's, and you always need to say yes sir and yes ma'am. Ok well maybe those are more of just respect. But it goes further than just traditional values. My favorite TV shows are Andy Griffith, Hogans Heroes, Get Smart and The Beverly Hillbillies. Most of my Favorite movies are old western movies. I love singing out of the hymnal and love the hear the Christmas Story out of the King James Version. I listen to 60's and 70's Oldies but I love country music cause it talks about the good ol' simple times.
All of this got me to thinking. Why do I like the traditional way of doing things so much. Mostly I think thats just me and me personality and to some extent that is the way my Dad is and I want to be like him and maybe even its just that it is what I grew up around. But then again I think part of it is that I don't really want things to change. I like it the way I have always known things to have been and I don't really care for something new. And tradition doesn't just apply to tv shows and music, it applies to the way I think.
I have kinda got to thinking about this a lot, that is about change vs tradition. I think sometimes people, maybe even me, are traditional for the sake just of being traditional. They don't want to interrupt the comfortable flow of things. But then also I think maybe some people just want change just for the sake of being different. I think is important to find a balance between these two. There are deffinantly some things in tradition that don't need to abandoned. But maybe I need to open my eyes a little more and see that there are new ideas and ways thinking out there that are good but I have just cast aside because it is not what I have always known. Now certainly and idea new or old needs to be held in account against the Truth of God. But God may be trying to teach me something new, and I'm not listening cause its new and I don't to get away from what I am comfortable with. Makes you think doesn't it?
Now none of that is to say any of the stuff that I talked about in the first paragraph is gonna change. Thats just who I am and I like it that way. And I'm stubborn as a mule bent for the barn so good luck trying to change that! Haha
2 comments:
Change is good. But some things don't need to be changed. Certain traditions and customs are good to stick to. Specifically, some of the mannerly things, like standing to shake someones hand, are good things to try and keep alive in todays culture.
Now, I don't agree with asking the girl's dad for permission to date her. But I do, however, think you should still ask for his blessing before you marry her. See, you're not the only one that sticks to old traditions...
Some traditions can be good depending on what they are. I like family traditions but I'm not much into singing out of hymns anymore.
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