It is difficult to know how to determine whether one culture is better than another. When it comes to public opinion polls about whether cultural changes are for the better or the worse, looking forward would lead to one answer and looking backward would lead to a very different answer. Our children would be horrified if they were told they had to go back to the culture of their grandparents. Our parents would be horrified if they were told they had to participate in the culture of their grandchildren.
What does it mean of the bolded part? looking forward would lead to one answer and looking backward would lead to a very different answer.
My understanding is that looking at the future generation's culture is horrible to grandparents and looking at the past generation's culture is horrible,too to our children. But somehow i feel like i am out of focus.. Help:)