Tuesday, November 28, 2006

When in Rome, act like a Roman

Did you ever hear about the "camel and traveller" story. Once, a traveller was stranded in the middle of a desert along with his camel. It was already dark, so he set up a tent and took shelter in it, leaving his camel outside. Since the nights in deserts are quite chilly, the camel started to shiver and asked it's master for some place in the tent to keep it legs. After a while , it asks his permission to cover its neck and so on. Within a short span of time, the camel was fully inside the tent and it kicks the traveler out. Look around you and you many real-life examples vindicating the story. The Tamil community which migrated to Sri Lanka for want of work, today demands a separate state for itself. The Muslims and Sikhs in France went gaga when the French Govt. banned the wearing of turban and burkha by the children.The list goes on. How can a person demand special rights when he is in an alien land?He went to that country seeking his livelihood and he should be thankful for the same.He should develop respect for the both the culture and legal system of that country.