they werent uncles, they were all treated as uncles.
please read it again i will put a bold on it
"All children were treated equally, and a "father" is not allowed to show any favoritism, even if he knew who his biological children really were, as biological paternity was not regarded as important.
Similarly, the children considered all their uncles as their fathers"
This is the problem with the western civilisation, we know better than everyone else, who are gods chosen, we are the shining light of civilisation, we dont understand other cultures, because we base on our tiny limited lives. lives of comfort. Who is to really say what is right for any adult. So long as it hurts no one else.
Not one culture is right, not one is wrong. Its when people say my culture is better than yours, thats when the problems start. Western culture may not be better than the old tibetan culture, just different. yet people are so dismissive at the very idea that other cultures other systems MAY possibly work better than ours. Thats the whole problem.
Who does it hurt if consenting adults, marry, even if they are same sex, or marry many people. so long as there is love. Western culture of which i am a part of, beleive they are superior, because they are the west.
Nour which society is better? spain with bull fighting, mexico with dog fighting, western with human fighting each other to brain injury. Which society is better? Is america better, or britain, or china, or japan, or russia. each group says they are better. But are they..
anyway back to topic, Just because western christian cultures, say polygamy is wrong or evil. does that mean it is. western christian society says we should all breed like rabbits. does that mean we should to fit in with society when we have a right to live how we want. to have a state say who we can or cannot marry. (so long as it hurts no one, and everyone has a freedom of choice and that includes the freedom of knowledge to make their own decision)
We spend years looking down on other cultures from our "lofty" western culture, does that mean we are right and they are wrong. NO just different.
Who decides, what is right in society, many years ago gay people couldnt get married, now they can in some places. are the societies that deny this, worse or better than ours. THEY are not they are the same.
And shouldnt it be about Love, and respect. rather than the crudity of sex thats brought into every conversation, the blame it on men, they are only animals only after sex. Imagine a culture where you can be with the people you love, be they male or female, one or many, and there is no "its yukky". or other stuff. just a form of love that most wont know, or even attempt to think maybe their way could be better.
So the tibetan culture has nothing to teach us, or any other culture apparently. any other system that may work better or it may not. When we deny the possibility we may be wrong, thats when we start looking down upon everyone else.
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