People move on, towards awareness. Of course not all, but those who encounter grace. What gets ignored by those who are perched on the wide gamut of awareness is that many indeed in their pre-awareness stage HAD that “feudal mindset combined with the experience of colonialism.” This exists in many families, but hardly one puts themselves in situating where they EARLIER lay, besides where and how their pre-awareness notions were birthed.
These reasons can be from seeing the light that one was EARLIER in a dark place emotionally, besides, for all the education did not really enlighten (the time it takes to get an education could and indeed to many does assist in effecting change). For others realigning oneself in good spirit was never is that much of a concern. Such turns range from seeing their children thrive and excel to feeling positive upon receiving felicitations and being celebrated in community (or other spaces including for ones intellect), to finding solace by being granted assorted forgivenesses for having been unkind, malevolent, peevish, etc., to plain forgiving others. Essentially, that voracious foraging on minds begins to fade away. A newer person evolves. Best. —Venantius J Pinto *Indians have a feudal mindset combined with the experience of colonialism. Hence the behaviour that you describe. I reliably understand that children of Indian immigrants in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia etc. too are brought up with the same kind of mindset. Some fall in line, some rebel. However, respect for elders should not be confused with that of subservience. I believe that here in India we have many good values which could set an example to the west. First and foremost close-knit family ties. Secondly, caring and sharing. It is heartwarming to see the poor sharing their meagre meals and belongings with one another in stark contrast with the selfishness and' I, me and myself first' attitude that one sees in the west. India is evolving and many unhealthy practices have given way. The biggest change that I have observed is in the emancipation of women. Women are now breaking glass ceiling. They are excelling in academics and sports. They are holding positions of responsibility and when women are educated, the stature of the girl child is raised enormously. Regards,* *Marshall* *Indians as a rule are either too docile and sycophantic or on the other extreme, far too aggressive when a cooler but firmer head will do equally well.In my opinion, this has to do with extreme subjugation in one's childhood. Indian parents are far too restrictive with their children, in the name of discipline and good manners, thus setting the foundation for weak self-esteem in later life.I don't know if it is prevalent now, but in the day, you were made to listen silently to anybody older than you, be it the priest, the teacher or an uncle or aunt, even if they were wrong and you right.* *Roland Francis*
