Ancient_Futures

Ancient Futures In a world of constant change and development, it is rare to come across a civilization that still operates in the same fashion as it once did in what is commonly named the “pre-technology” age. Helena Norberg-Hodge did just that as she dedicated a significant portion of her life to examining the main arteries that supported the vivacity of an amazing group of people called the Ladakhis. Unfortunately, during her stay, Norberg-Hodge witnessed the growth of the malignant tumor that is Western influence, and this would eventually be the downfall of the life structure she learned to admire from Ladakh. It can be easily determined that the appearance of and reaction due to scheduled time contributed significantly, if not completely, to the reconstruction of Ladakhi customs, beliefs, etc. Furthermore, specific text references will aptly serve as support for the notion that this decay can be pin-pointed to the aforementioned. For all intents and purposes, Norberg-Hodge intends to relay the message that this gradual shift toward more Western culture will prove the ill fate of Ladakh. Again and again, she makes clear cut arguments in her text that reveal her aggravated tone and discontent with what she western, ladakh, time, norberg-hodge, life, people, society, ladakhi, –, world, one, modern, between, work, traditional, toward, surely, struggle, simple, shift, now, new, main, ladakhis, introduction, further, economy, due, customs, better, another, within, understand, turn, text