They Walk Alone, Onto the Trails of Another....

In order to survive and grow in a contemporary context, tradition must shed its dead branches and grow new ones.  If tradition is viewed as a process instead of a product, then this necessary change can also be traditional if it conforms to its own rules.  Trying to restrict the natural, organic growth of a traditional culture as if real people were forced to inhabit a museum display would only contribute to its demise....