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All Mothers Should Be Happy On Their Day

Written by Pio Sioa
Monday, 12 May 2008
Today is a public holiday in Samoa to officially honour the mothers of Samoa all over the country, after the Mothers Day celebrations yesterday The occasion is of course celebrated by countries around the world, well most of them anyway, including us here at our own wee little corner of the world. Being a Sunday, God comes first in the celebrations menu and that means it is a given for mothers to go to church. Some for the first time in a ‘long time.” It is just a thought, but probably because she wants to be surprised after church by the gifts the family has bought for her. With the church out of the way, what the official menu offers next is food. Plenty of that stuff too….we have a special reputation to uphold as one of the world’s most diabetic ridden countries, so we always have to be on the lookout for that!! For most, the success of celebrating Mother’s Day in Samoa is usually measured by what is laid out on the table for the afternoon ‘to’ana’i.’ Greasy corned beef is the absolute favourite and of course taro and palusami. For dessert, ice cream is it. When the whole family has finally gorged themselves to the max, next up will be a good, solid afternoon snore. This is reportedly the only day when mothers out snored the fathers, but that is better left unsaid. Lips should be sealed or the ‘mothers wrath’ will freeze everyone of us in hell. Leftovers are served up for dinner to round off the day of feasting and celebrating that will be lamented on Monday, when herring is served up for dinner, as mother takes over the running of the show once again. Of course everyone will be out of pocket from all the shopping spree that went on for the special day, but it was a cause worth blowing one’s salary over. Mom is worth every sene. Amen to that. Halleuia! But as we kow tow to our mothers comforts and well being for this Sunday, spare a kind thought for the mothers of the students who rioted in Apia. These are anxious times for them as they worry about the future of their children. All who were involved will carry scars from what happened for the rest of their lives. For 17 year old Fancella Tuala and her two friends who saved her life, the fire from that thrown ‘molotov bomb’ has left permanent marks to remind them always of their pain and agony. Others have found themselves in trouble with the law, and if proven guilty of the charges before them, the consequences will blemish their good reputation and standing in society for years to come. There is however a nagging concern that does not sit well with the approach the police are taking, where students are offered special considerations to turn evidence against others in court. There are several derogatory terms, or slang as they are called to describe what the police are now asking these student kids to do. The one that comes to mind easily is snitch. One wonders if this is not a moral or immoral issue to be concerned about for kids at this tender age to be exposed to. Granted that this happens all the time in the line of police work, but one would be led to believe it is something better suited for grownup adults and hardened criminals. We cannot condone the involvement of these kids in what happened, but now that the adrenaline has settled, the guilt of what they did should be weighing heavily on their conscience. Unfortunately, being asked to ‘snitch’ on their friends and classmates so they can get off free or with minor punitive measures, can play with a guilty mind, especially young impressionable ones. Should some of these kids return to school while their mates are sent to prison, one wonders how that will go down in a school environment? Will the other kids in school respect or trust their integrity any more? How about the teachers? They are not perfect, will they turn cold shoulders on these kids in the same way as the rest of the other students? There are those who will not hesitate to condemn these kids nor spare any sympathies for them . But that is the anger and the urge to retaliate, clouding over the powers of reason we are all capable of. By making these kids snitch against their friends, the police are actually adding the burden of shame they and their family will carry for the rest of their lives. If these kids will one day have children, they too will carry the same shame. Punish them for the crime they have committed but to deliberately manipulate them into a position where they will carry the mark of Judas as an added punishment is immoral. One questions very seriously whether this added punishment fits the crime. Is this also the best that our police can come up with or this a lazy way out? Sadly, this has to be brought up on an occasion when everyone is celebrating a member of the family who is so special in our lives. But these kids have mothers too and every mother wants to be proud of their children. Right now these same mothers are crying silent inside for their loved ones. They are repeatedly asking themselves, where did they go wrong. Every mother in that situation will do that. When we honour our mothers on this day, it is for that special love for us as her children that we hold so dear to our hearts.. Happy Mothers Day. Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment Name Email Title Comment
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