Ek sal vir drie groepe wesens voor \u2019n stootskraper gaan l\u00ea: Bejaardes (gaaf \u00f3f kwaai), kinders (soet \u00f3f stout) en honde (mooi \u00f3f lelik). Dis nie dat ek die genoemde mense aan honde gelyk wil stel nie \u2013 nee, al drie groepe het \u2019n spesiale, pasgemaakte plek in my hart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iets wat al drie egter in gemeen het, is hul weerloosheid \u2013 teen die natuur in al sy felheid, teen misdadigers, en as dit by kinders kom, teen volwassenes. Dis te vreeslik, soos ons tuinman altyd s\u00ea as hy \u2019n slang of \u2019n spinnekop tussen die bossies kry. Ja, grootmense mishandel kinders, bejaardes en les bes, honde. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ek kon nog nooit, ooit verstaan hoedat enigiemand bejaardes, kinders of honde leed kan aandoen nie. Ek meen, dis tog geen prestasie om \u2019n oumens te beroof nie; ook nie om \u2019n kind te bedrieg of \u2019n hond te mishandel nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wat loop in \u2019n samelewing verkeerd as hierdie soort dade maar oukei is? Leer ons kinders dan nie waardes by hul ouers nie? Is dit dalk \u2019n geval van aansien onder jou eie portuurs verwerf as jy kan spog met hoe jy daai tannie met \u2019n mes van haar handsak beroof het, of oor die kind wat jy vir jou eie duistere redes ontvoer het, of die hond wat jy aan \u2019n tou van \u2019n brug af laat hang het as straf? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waar (en wie en wat) is ons mense se morele kompas dan? Is Suid-Afrika dan nie \u2019n Christelike land nie? In Boeddhistiese lande hoor \u2019n mens selde van \u2019n moord of \u2019n rooftog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wat het geword van ouers wat vir kinders waardes en maniere moet leer? Dis jammer, maar ongelukkig wys die vinger na ons as volwassenes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Glo my, as oud-onnie weet ek kinders doen presi\u00e9s wat hul ouers doen \u2013 nie noodwendig wat hul ouers s\u00ea nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Onwetend modelleer grootmense elke dag, elke minuut, elke uur aan kinders hoe om te lewe. Ja, ons is almal akteurs wat deur die samelewing se kinders dopgehou en nageboots word. As ma vir pa slaan en op hom vloek, gaan die kinders dit ook doen. As pa die hond skop, ditto. En as ma op die oumagrootjie langsaan vloek, hoor en sien die kinders dit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daarvan lei hulle af \u2019n mens het die reg om geen respek vir bejaardes te h\u00ea nie. Hulle aanvaar dis heeltemal reg en normaal dat pa en ma handgemeen raak en mekaar uitvloek. En as pa die hond skop, beteken dit seker maar dis die regte ding om te doen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Helaas, ons as grootmense staan hier aan die nuwe jaar opnuut in die beskuldigdebank. \u201cSkuldig, edelagbare!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Te veel van ons versuim om ons kinders die waardes te leer wat ons graag in die samelewing tussen mense wil waarneem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
En, as ek dan ter verdediging van bejaardes, kinders of honde voor \u2019n stootskraper moet gaan l\u00ea, is dit eintlik die grootmense in die gemeenskap se skuld. Dis \u00f3ns wat nie ons kinders reg grootmaak nie. Ja, \u00f3ns moet die skuld kry vir die gruwels wat teen oumense, kinders en honde gepleeg word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Because charity begins at home<\/i>! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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