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Saturday 7 December 2019

Make Tunisia Great

"For almost half of every year our ancestors ate no fruit, no green vegetables, and (since it was impossible for them to feed more than a few oxen, cows, swine, and poultry during the winter months) very little butter or fresh meat, and very few eggs." Aldous Huxley (The doors of perception and heaven and hell). The lack of vitamins caused physical and mental problems. - With raising prices several folks can't afford to buy meat, being a vegetarian I don't consider that quite as terrible as they do, but when it comes to not being able to obtain vital medication that is a different matter. Poor people can be entitled to get these e.g. through a hospital, providing they are not sold out, no longer on the market or in short supply. The other day an elderly gentleman was crying because his wife is very sick and he can't get her tablets. As in other countries corruption causes a big problem. If the supply is limited and those whose job it is to distribute this according to the regulations give preference to people who can pay a small bribe, a little extra, maybe a bottle of oil, eggs, etc. this still represents corruption and is harmful to those most needy. Sadly folks often don't understand that we can all contribute to a better Tunisia, each one according to his or her ability. There is a German saying: "Don't do to others what you don't want to be done to you." President Macron once said something to that effect that too many children prevent Africa from prospering, he received a lot of criticism for that. On a smaller scale I would say that if you neglect your children, leave them to roam the streets, then you have too many. Children used to represent the "rent" for the parents, the field workers for the farmer in poor countries and it made sense to have many as not all would survive their childhood. But times are changing. If you give your kids too much freedom, don't teach them how far they can go, this won't make them happy but leave them with a feeling that their parents don't care. Bad habits die hard. For a while the streets looked much cleaner but it appears to be difficult to motivate citizens not to just throw away their wrappings wherever they are. Kids view adults do this and act likewise. In my opinion pupils (nowadays usually called students) have too much spare time on their hand and don't know how to spend it. And of course there are the drop outs from school, who appear to think education is a waste of time, for the ignorant and disillusioned it may seem so. Why study if you can't find a job? Hopefully this will change. Lots of jobs could be created in the social sector, youth and street workers, instead of private lessons (often by teachers in employment), difficult for poor parents to cope with, why not keep students in school for extended hours doing supervised homework? School doesn't have to be boring (my students loved my lessons). There seems to be an underdeveloped awareness of the need to protect the environment. Men of all ages don't see a reason to switch off the engine when they stop in front of a small shop to do a bit of shopping, looks to me like an invitation to steal the motorbike or car, they don't think that far. In GB you have to pay a fine for letting your engine run idle, sounds like a good idea. That way one can reduce double pollution: extreme noise (motorbikes) and the unpleasant and unhealthy smell of Diesel and other petrol. - Classrooms are often not very inviting due to lack of funds. It doesn't always require a lot of money to achieve a small upgrading, why not try self help? Further I would suggest to take the class outside once or twice a month, and collect jointly senseless dumped rubbish. Seeing the amount of litter picked up ought to give the students a sense of what is wrong and needs to be altered. In a great country folks feel that they are all part of a community and if you love your country why not contribute more if you can? One of the Quran requests is to donate for the poor. The poor and misfortune could do with more support, not just a bit of charity. The value of profit should not be rated higher than healthy working conditions (thinking of the south in particular).


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