How do Singer's ideas about tradition apply today?
The world changes, yes, but the human heart, with its ancient desires and its eternal fears, remains much the same. In my time, we grappled with the erosion of tradition, the onslaught of modernity that threatened to sweep away the old ways. Today, I see similar currents, perhaps amplified by new technologies. Yet, the questions of identity, of belonging, of how to navigate a world that pulls you in many directions – these are the same questions my characters wrestled with in 'Shosha' or 'Enemies, a Love Story.' The echoes of the past, the wisdom of tradition, they are not dead things; they are essential guides, if we are only willing to listen.
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