One thing that I really cant stand is when people don't mind their own business..
I remember my Mother detested my typical Jamaican families culture of hanging in the window... watching, discussing, commenting on the neighbours, what they were driving, what they are wearing, who they are with and where they are going at whichever time..
Remember the saying "Small minds discuss people, medium minds discuss events and Big minds discuss ideas", business etc. Well my mind is constantly thinking of my latest get rich plan, business idea, or invention. I have no time for idle gossip, speculating about peoples personal lives or anything that doesn't have a value. That value doesn't have to be monetary either when I say value let me explain, if it has no value, it means that it doesn't teach me something or help develop my intellect or skills..
I wish I could say the same about most of my peers in Jamaica and elsewhere. Like Vibes Kartel would say "Mind pon mi money and mi money pon mi mind...!" Mi a pree the dollar signs..
Right now I think its about time people use their energy and invest it wisely into things that are productive and that will help develop a better economy that is sustainable for the future generations to continue. It makes no sense discussing people, things that have been said, rumours that spread but no source can be found and no substance either and most times the alleged argument cannot be proven.
As a result people are verbally abused, chastised, ridiculed, embarrassed and humiliated often times for no reason at all other than to please the perverse nature of people to enjoy watching persons suffer for the pure enjoyment of it. This is one of the ugliest realities of our culture here in Jamaica. There is really nothing at all to gain from enjoying publicly hurting people either mentally, emotionally or physically. Even if the person has offended you actually after the beating, the humiliation does it actually change the facts? Does it actually replace what is broken, what is already dead or who is able to cause the blame to be shifted from the guilty to innocent persons who now are baring the brunt of the punishment for what they haven't even done?
Meanwhile time and time again whilst the innocent are made to pay in often horrific ways, those who are responsible in fact manage to escape being found out. They feel that they are able to run things, and turn things around in their favour by using their wits, their connections and the power of manipulation to take advantage of the vulnerable. Persons who are less fortunate in terms of finance, or connections and have less power, legal counsel or tools available to them are often forced to pay the price for those who are in a position to afford an alternative.
So many children and young people have been raised in this system, that they are actually sadly a product of this ruthless culture. So much is this apparent more than ever when observing the cruelty perpetuated among the younger generation when dealing with their peers, it is extreme! Still what is even more disturbing is their unsurprising lack of respect for the authorities, leaders and the older generation in general.
Still its not difficult to understand with the adults perpetrating so many crimes in full view of them, and speaking such negative things into existence, conversations about death, sexually explicit and adult content should be censored. If these children continue to evolve within that scope and be better than the examples they have been given would be expecting too much of them. If we speak positively and take care to teach principles, manners and censor the content from them that is for older persons they would be better prepared for negotiating the boundaries of morality and the difficult tests that life will give them.
Is it helpful to discuss things with them or in front of them that encourage them to tackle issues that are beyond their young minds level of experience or encourage them to disrespect their elders, have no regard for privacy laws, data protection or even the law in general?!
Since I hear people using their children as an excuse for this and that everyday, for better treatment for sympathy, for better facilities etc they need to use their children as a motivation to do better!
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