I was always troubled by the paradox that Indians say what is right and generally do what is wrong. But I could not articulate why ? (via Aakar Patel in Livemint) in a brilliant article about Parsis, articulates the subtle in a brilliant fashion.
Culture is our attitude to beauty and ugliness, to power, to religion, and to family. It shows in our music, in what makes us laugh. Civilization is our attitude to mankind. >>>