Culture & Justice

so i experienced a completely different culture (obviously) it was a bit mad really the pace of life and of everything was completely different. after spending a month somewhere you really begin to get into the style of life and living its almost a shock to come back to the coldness of england!

 

I guess one thing that i noticed in Sri Lanka is that injustice is not allways carried out maliciously, in fact sometimes the things that hold people back the most are the things which are supposed to be there to help. often the oppressed and the oppressor may both be unaware of what is going on, maybe its not so much oppression as much as stunted development. people in the developing world do need a hand, but more than that they need justice, and most of all they need a fair opportunity to develop. if we don't allow them to do this in their own way, if we always try to stick our little stamp on everything that happens then i guess all our efforts will produce is replication rather than development.

 

The problems sometimes seem so big that we dont know what to do, one of the key points is patience, we cannot expect development to happen quickly because it is not possible there will be no time for quick development that way. we also cant expect a culture to fit into all of our norms and values, right and wrong, though i do believe in absolutes and i do believe that different cultures have much to learn from each other, but this can only happen if both sides truley believe that they things to learn. an empty promise or statement is not enough.

 

So justice its a tough cookie, but i believe its possible it just requires patience and understanding, and most of all perhaps a humble heart, that is the most difficult to cultivate.