http://tribune.com.pk/story/769264/changing-village-culture/
“Cultures are one of the most powerful sources through which we get our values, develop social attitudes and embrace a world outlook. In many ways, our cultures define us, and mark our individuality and identity as a social group. Culture with a set of beliefs underpinning it may facilitate progress or keep a society backward. It reflects itself in the way we think, live our lives and plan for the future. But never is culture an independent social force by itself. Nor is it written in stone. It is path-dependent. Culture can change over time in the way we live and the way we think about ourselves or the world or how we are related to one another. Some of the permanent markers of a culture — religion, history and geography — provide a framework within which changes take place. So, cultural changes never make a complete break with the past. As Western culture is rooted in Christianity, Greek philosophy and Roman law, so will Pakistani culture remain rooted in Islam, cultural streams of the Indus regions and a deep imprint of the Indian civilisation. …” (More)