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The Importance of Art & Culture

Name: The Importance of Art & Culture
Uploaded: 2022-08-16T16:32:43+00:00
Duration: 1 min 27 s
Channel: Aarti Samani
Description: In this spoken monologue, the speaker argues that individuals should separate their relationship with their parents from their personal spiritual…

16 Aug 2022 · 1 min

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In this spoken monologue, the speaker argues that individuals should separate their relationship with their parents from their personal spiritual journey, asserting the right to discover and follow one’s own higher calling regardless of parental expectations. The speaker emphasizes the importance of learning, preserving, and transmitting art and cultural practices even when they do not provide immediate personal benefit, contending that such preservation serves humanity, future generations, and the continuity of cultural legacy. By invoking the extreme example of Hitler’s destructive cultural policies, the speaker underscores a moral duty to protect and teach cultural heritage rather than allowing personal preference to dictate what survives.

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You are born with a set of parents. I don't know if you are blessed with a good set or a bad set, but don't let your relationship with your parent affect your relationship with your higher power. You have the right to find your higher power, your higher calling. You have the right to develop your own spiritual approach and path. And if your parents tell you that, oh, This is something that we follow, and you sit there, then don't hate it just because your parents tell you to, or don't like it just because your parents tell you to. Observe, see, connect, learn. Even if you are not benefiting, at least learn so that that thing doesn't die out. You don't benefit from it, maybe your child will. You know, an art doesn't need to be killed just because it isn't useful to you. If that is the case, what's the difference between you and Hitler? You know, because Hitler says only things that I like should remain, everything else— sometimes you preserve art not for yourself, but for humanity, for culture, for the generations to come. So if you benefit, then continue, learn, practice, and teach. If you don't benefit, also still learn so you can teach, so that somebody else can get the benefit that your parents did, and your legacy survives through you.