Have you ever experienced or felt like something wrong or unreasonable was done and it seemed ok with the society because of a certain social or cultural norm or practice?

I just bought a new pair of leather shoes. They weren’t really expensive ones… ok they were cheap. But it’s been a while since I had a new pair and it made me feel good that at least I can stop wearing my old worn-out shoes.

I went to school the following day happy because of my new shoes and I excitedly showed them to a group of my classmates. One of them immediately shouted, “NEW SHOES!!”, and suddenly out of nowhere, almost all of my classmates went to me and stepped on my feet. They were all trying to step on my new shoes. Some even are not just stepping on it once, but many times. Some even really hurt – A LOT.

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When I was a child, I was always asked by my parents, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” As I was then fascinated by cops I said “I want to be a policeman!” Then as my interest shifted to planets, moons, and space, my answer to that question became “I want to be an astronomer!” After a while, I wanted to become a scientist.

That same question was also asked by my parents to my other siblings. They answered all sorts of professions from being a bum to the President. All my friends have also been asked that question at least once in their life. I’m sure you have been, even if you don’t remember it.

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