People now a days work hard to buy more things. This has made our life more comfortable but it is pity many traditional values have been lost on the way to such materialism.

Basically this is a question which may be answered in two ways either you may agree or disagree.

AGREE:

It is certainly true that today’s lifestyle has become more materialistic than ever. Our necessities  have been rising by the day. However, to say that we have been losing our culture and traditions in a rush to earn more and to purchase more is a conservative statement to make.

The basis behind the argument that we are destroying  our roots on the way to materialism is that a lot of people do not wish to change with time. Culture and traditions have a strong identity but they are like a flowing river, every minute the same but yet different. With open markets and massive industrialisation both the buying power of and the options for the people have increased. Thus they wish to make life more comfortable for themselves and their family and this does not mean that they do not respect tradition any more.

Moreover, the act of buying or processing does not directly kill our values but there is deeper disease called instant gratification where people want to do less and earn more results. In general there is seen an attitude of irresponsibility which make people selfish and manipulative in today’s stressful working conditions.

It is possible that the pursuit to purchase more outcomes  in wasteful expenditure and incidents of people dealing with their insecurity by going shopping. This extreme consumerism needs to be certainly checked.

Finally, I believe that we are not losing our culture and tradition but the way of executing them has transformed in our times. Living a good, well provided life rather helps us take pride in ou cultural history and celebrate it by way of rituals, festivals and day to day behaviour.

DISAGREE:

It the biggest truth of times that life has become materialistic as men and women crave to buy more and more things. In this state of mind, they consciously or unconsciously make their life surfacial and gradually get disconnected from their culture and traditions.

There are a number of reasons behind this ; firstly, material possessions are tied to selfworth. People believe that if they do not have the latest gadget or clothes of the newest fashion in town they just do not have an identity. They believe they shall not be accepted in social circle and shall get no respect from peers. This craving may lead to adoption of unethical modes to earn bucks to fulfil their ever increasing desires. Consequently, values are compromised and  this is the first blow to the inherited traditions.

In addition to this, culture and traditions are rooted in a social frame work to maintain the relationships with in which is of great importance. But in today’s life where each one asserts their individuality and superiority with their buying power, there is little place for respect and tolerance. Thus as a social structural collapse, the culture is lost as well.

However, not all the people who work hard and buy things to make their life more comfortable lose their culture. There are so many successful people who maintain a fine balance between all aspects of life.

Finally. I opine that the desire of having more things inevitably leads people to compromise their cultural ethics and principles. It take a lot of personal courage  and conviction to save oneself from such a outcome and lead a balanced life.