Why be a traditionalist?

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Tradition is a torch, handed from one generation to another, preserved and guarded.  It is this torch that helps bring light to the unknown darkness of the future and guides our steps.  Many think that tradition stands in the way of progress, but such is not the case. 

The idea of progress itself is loosely defined and nebulous – who can say what constitutes a forward or backward step?  Such definition is left to the whim of the majority, and so any “progress” in society is ill-defined, shifting, and fickle. 

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