Suntou,
Another thought provoking piece. Keep it up. At lease it will stir us towards thinking about these things and looking towards doing something about them. Our old traditional value systems are priceless and if one raises ones resolves to raise ones children according to them wherever they are born, you see the difference, no doubt about that.
Some hard hitting questions about the disease that is destroying our society and how we have lost touch with who we were. If you think you have questions, what about those in our age group. I started noticing how things were changing years ago when i would visit home and was shocked and devastated by it and at that time, things were pretty tame compared to now.
Jabou Joh
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From: SUNTOU TOURAY <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 6:02 am
Subject: cultural issues
Thursday, 20 December 2007 OUR THIS CULTURE
The cultures we have in the SeneGambia region need looking into.The whole
system needs overhauling.From child upbringing to the mechanism of societal
structures.Why is this our culture getting so messy and frosty ?
Parents desiring only material wealth from offspring's,they wish to flash the
status thing.No one asks how the wealth is gain ,all the people want is MONEY
,MONEY,MONEY.
From the early 80's to present ,the SeneGambia travellers to the European
countries create a climate a of false hope and huge desires.The Semester
syndrome. Many a Mother and father taken to Mecca for hajj now a status symbol
not a religious right.The wealth use to transport and support parents in hajj
are usually very suspicious. But what clarification do the parents demand before
using suspect wealth for a religious act ? none. Using unclean money for hajj is
very serious.The parents act ignorant of the wrong ways most of this wealth is
gain. In reality are they ignorant of the funny ways this tens of thousand of
Dalasis are put together ?
I think not.
Why is it that our parents don't bother how they get fed,how they go on hajj
,the shoppings they do ,the philanthropic activities they engage in; why is it
that they don't question the sources of this wealth?
I blame it this our culture .Our society has change so bad,all what matters now
is money,money,money. Any how one gets it ,that doesn't matter. Just get it and
do big things.
The traditional pillars of of our culture and societies; the parents are now
into worldly material things equal to youngsters.
The concluded hajj will create another party chance.Yes a party chance.The hujaj
will return back home shortly and the hundred thousand Dalasis plus spent of the
hajj package will be increase by another welcoming party.The families in the
SeneGambia will organise a family and friends together party for the new hajji.
He/She will bring presents for all the family member ,this act of buying and
thinking about what presents to buy is so stressful ,some hajjis lost touch with
the real purpose of hajj itself.They keep thinking of what present to buy for
the many family members.
Th real significance of hajj is lost .The time that should be spent on prayers
and invocations are lost ,the time of meditation and self-analysis is lost .The
hajj that should be an emotional journey end up being the most stressful time of
that particular individual hajji's life.What happen to us ? After hajj one
should change spiritualy for the better. ,but how many do change from their old
wayward ways?
I blame it on our now culture of show off .The look at me mentality.The
boastfulness culture.
The day when our parents use to be strong with both their male and female
children is more or less lost. The days children use to be asked to explain were
and why they have come home late is a matter of importance is lost .The hard
work culture of our elders is more or less gone taken over by my son or daughter
is in paradise Europe hopes.
The questioning of children is very tricky ,especially if that son or daughter
is responsible for putting food on the table.Whether he/she romance old western
ladies or old western men,whether he/she do the easy rider thing or not ,it
doesn't matter much now,all the parents want is money.
Truth became clouded and very hard to tell.Loyalty and trust hardly no more.What
happen to our culture ?
Event likes weddings,naming ceremonies are another avenues of wastage and
bravado .The poor push them self to breaking point just to proof some thing.The
sincere donations are largely not sincere. What happen to helping Friend Ous for
the sake of God and friendship? What happen to us? I seek answers because i am
young,i wish my children to grow up in a good society. I am not blaming any one,
i am included in the derailing of our values .
What can we do to halt this situations ? many are doing things just to fulfil
others expectations of them ,that need to change.
Posted by SUNTOU TOURAY
http://suntoumana.blogspot.com/
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