I Mentioned That One Of The Tripartite

Ancestor Worship, Or Filial Piety So Characteristic Of Asian Cultures, For Example, Does Not Really Resonate With Americans Who Favor Children, Not Grandparents.

Americans Have A Penchant For The Future And Tend To Disregard The Past.

Future Orientation Is Combined With A Notion And Expectation Of Progress, And Nothing Is Impossible.

In The Light Of Our Culture, These Are Not Unreasonable Questions And Tactics, But If Once Again, We Try To See The Lens Through Which We Look, We Can See That There Is Far Too Great An Emphasis Placed On The Future.

Life, It Seems, Is Nothing If Not A Series Of Initiations, Transitions, And Incorporations.