Is there an end?

After a looong time, i read the news of another woman burning herself on her dead husband's pyre. After reading it, i really dont know whether i feel sad or not. Rakes up the whole debate in my mind again, why would someone willingly want to burn themselves? the answer probably lies in the same truth as holds for why child marriages still abound, why dowry is still prevalent and so many other whys which lead the deeply ingrained values sytems that our culture carries. while i am still honing over how many generations it would need for these things to be present only in history books..you guys can check the news out here