Dear Veena.K, When I was very young, I was entranced by other cultures, VERY attracted to experience heritage from all over the world and learn from them all. And I did, too.
* * * Now that I am old, however, to me all that matters is each individual person.
Oh I so luv your wise words....no exaggeration my friend....each individual regardless of culture maybe good or evil. The innate goodness prevails overall!
Depends on the culture. Sure every culture has their ugly sides but a few out there are almost entirely ugly IMHO. I know that's not the "right" thing to say but it's the cold hard truth.
No culture that destroys its children -or even most of its adults- has a long-term future. We need to reflect upon our own treatment of our dependent and relatively powerless members.