Traditions as a Foundation for the Society’s Sustainability

Abstract

The human life and society are based not only on the material component but also on the spiritual one. The spiritual state of society determines the level of its stability. The weakening of the spiritual principles becomes the reason for the destructuring of society and the strengthening of its tension. The collapse of spirituality is the determinant of the breakdown of entire civilizations. Therefore, the question of spiritual security applies to culture and society at all times. The relevance of this subject is dictated because modern society, in a global sense, tends to individualization and loss of social bonds, commitment to innovation and rejection of the traditional basis on which these innovations should be built. This leads to the disappearance of the uniqueness and timelessness of fundamental spiritual values. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the degree of significance of traditions and values in preserving one’s own unique “I” and “We”, with which a person identifies himself.