Wokbung Wantaim

The tragic story of Boship and Jenelyn... who's lesson? Unfortunately, Boship can't learn from his mistake, he now faces the brunt of the law. So is our belove d sister, Jenelyn, like many before her, sadly they no longer breath. Then who's lesson is it? Definitely, the protest march and all the energy gathered and forged at this time against GBV should not go in vain. There is a saying that goes, "A wise man learns from his own mistake but the wisest learns from other people's mistake" Young people, especially the unmarried. (no offense to the married) Boship's case maybe very extreme but it started somewhat as a usual harmless situation. A boy and girl, flirting and then decided to go the extreme mile on a path that demands mutal commitment of trust and understanding if it was to sustain with love, joy and happiness. The end story tell us otherwise, they were not ready for that commitment. Such examples are not new. I am sure yo...

Individualism has been forced on us whether we realize it on not. Once upon a time every member of our Melanesian communities were very community conscious. Sadly, Not today. Today, many of us think more for our own than for the communal values. Ask the critical questions. Think outside the box. How did we come this way? Was it a plot forced upon us by those who push for the very systems that govern us, the system that educate us, the system that support our physical (health), social well being? Have we already been set in play? To be ruled, rather then to rule ? ~ Warime Guti ~