One evening a question casually asked by an acquaintance got me introspecting who i was and what i was... A simple question like what was my mother tongue got me intrigued, as i was always confused what it is.. Urbanisation has made it impossible to answer that question.. i was always proud that i am a Concoction of two different cultures..i never really thought it would be a impediment .. Generally a simple question " what culture i belonged to" would make me explain to people i was a mix, but for once i had questions i realised i did not belong to any culture completely as i was half of each one..i had unanswered questions i wanted to know more about my culture..
while urbanisation has had a positive effect ,it has some drawbacks too.. we never really know completely about our roots, apart from the information handed down to us, we are busy with making a life and do not have time to question anything. With integration within families the mixture of cultures has now led to intermingling of religions and the present generation has a mixture of different races, meaning no line breeding and a multiracial ethnicity which would minimise defects in births and a stronger race being created which could either spell disaster or could inherit the perfect set of genes with minimalistic chances of bad traits being carried forward..
on the flip side of it one does not know much about one's origins,would get torn in different directions, would give rise to identity crisis at times.i have experienced the best of both my cultures, but i would have to accept that i do not really belong anywhere . My quest to investigate and find my roots has left me more confused than before, while i carry my fathers surname and i speak my mothers mother tongue i find it extremely difficult to belong anywhere. Mix of cultures has given me a cosmopolitan look on life with my own ideas and views..i have inherited the best of genes maybe but i really still seek to belong somewhere, my identity crisis does not end with finding my roots because i still am a half baked cookie.My quest to belong somewhere will continue ...
