Cremation Urns Affected by Socials Institutions - Huh?

Those who watch television are probably familiar with the game show where school children attempt to help adults answer questions that 5th graders should know. I watch from time to time because it is one of the few game shows I'm confident I can win but each time I watch, I don't win. And even more surprising than my overconfidence is that I'm actually learning some very profound aspects of our existence, and in turn, myself. So I couldn't help be amazed when I realized that even memorial products such as cremation urns have actually been influenced by something I learned on this show.

It had to do with Social institutions. How easy to forget, I thought, and who actually cares about whatever a social institution is or means. With daily life racing by at extremely high speeds; increased workloads accompanied by decreased income; parents parenting without the other; and all of us spinning way too many plates, why do social institutions even matter?

I was reminded by a 9 year old regular on the show that a compelling reason may be that our beliefs are developed because of social institutions. That's a pretty good motive to want to learn more! But lets' face it. As adults, we have more important things taking priority like paying bills, buying groceries, taking care of children and seniors, and oh, let's not forget trying to find time for pleasure. So once again I ask-who really cares about these darn social institutions?

Well, that little 5th grader was able to take me out of my own world to remind me that we are all part of a much larger world and to our knowledge, this is the only one like it around. We can not exchange it like an unwanted car, so social institutions seem to be the very glue that holds humanity together and therefore are considered true collectibles, souvenirs, something we want around. But like everything that is precious in our lives we sometimes forget their importance, and rightly so.

A Social Insurance Institution is largely invisible. They're not found in museums and you cannot find a list of them in the yellow pages. But their influence is everywhere, woven into all we know, touch and feel from government, family, universities, hospitals, businesses, languages and the legal system. Like it or not, we are part of them and they're the very reason we live in the manner we do.

From a practical standpoint, this is how a social institution is currently affecting us. The environment. Although this is not an institution, the environmental movement is being talked about and taught in our Social Institution of Education. When I was a kid, all I learned in school about the environment was not to litter. Now, littering is only a tick on the long list of responsibilities to keep our environment green. And not only in the way we live but also in how we die. For example, in large part because of environmental concerns, we are less willing to bury those who have passed away preferring to keep their ashes in new types of cremation monuments, cremation urns and cremation jewelry. Believe it or not, this trend was created in part by one of our institutions.

But back to the original question. Why do we care about them? One reason is that it is mentally refreshing to understand the very fabric from which we're cut. Another is the recognition that all of us can change social institutions for the better by contributing to local, national and global conversations whether through formal means such as a book or blog, or informally at a dinner part. In other words, we should all take part in a cause and especially in these times, is a great way to get new leadership that puts our current challenges in perspective.

Remember, we are but a tiny fragment of time on the evolutionary clock so we need to make it count. Even if you don't get up off the couch today to effect a Social Institution, that's okay. There mere fact of a new thought is a seed of an idea to not only pass valuable lessons from this generation to the next, but also to learn something about ourselves.

Source: http://ezinearticles.com/6276086

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