A Quiet Rebellion

You want to know my secret? The beliefs I stuff deep down in my being and clench my teeth when the urge to share arises?

Tradition is merely peer pressure from the dead.

We go through meaningless motions - ceremonies, formalities, intricate dances of the social realm - for what?

Because that's how we've always done it and that's what's expected of us.

Expected by whom? Family? Colleagues? Society? Why?

Because that's how we've always done it and that's what's expected of us.

Surely the bride and groom do not need an attendance of a hundred or more to profess their undying love, a union most personal and private. Surely wearing a suit and tie does not make one better at their respective career, no more so than a firm handshake makes one a more accomplished man. And surely a lavish funeral brings no comfort to the already deceased.

So why do we bother ourselves with these unecessary formalities, these and a thousand more?

Because that's how we've always done it and that's what's expected of us.

Tradition is the demise of social evolution.

Tradition is the enemy of progress.

Tradition is death.