I wasn’t surprised that some people refused to join the Earth Hour events in Male’ yesterday. Our thinking, our beliefs, our entire lives have become so politicised over the last couple of years that our vision has become arrogantly myopic. The funny thing is most of us do not really know what we stand for. We refuse to believe and accept that there is a thing called common good and respect. Respect for authority, for community, neighbours, friends and family. We believe in our own righteousness and a wanton desire to secure rights and fulfill our needs beyond anything else that we fail to see that we once belonged to a society that valued and respected each other. Where did we go so wrong? Who do we blame? What do we do? Or are these the results of a democracy that came too soon for us? More importantly, does anybody ask these questions?
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Earth Hour and Politics of indifference
I wasn’t surprised that some people refused to join the Earth Hour events in Male’ yesterday. Our thinking, our beliefs, our entire lives have become so politicised over the last couple of years that our vision has become arrogantly myopic. The funny thing is most of us do not really know what we stand for. We refuse to believe and accept that there is a thing called common good and respect. Respect for authority, for community, neighbours, friends and family. We believe in our own righteousness and a wanton desire to secure rights and fulfill our needs beyond anything else that we fail to see that we once belonged to a society that valued and respected each other. Where did we go so wrong? Who do we blame? What do we do? Or are these the results of a democracy that came too soon for us? More importantly, does anybody ask these questions?
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