Elders of our time,
I am starting today’s article
acknowledging the Elders; this usually done in cultural settings when you are
showing respect to traditional chiefs etc, but may I quickly add, by the virtue
of official and ecclesiastical positions, many young people have become elders.
Every parent wants the best for his
offspring; this is usually seen from the quality of education, feeding and the
opportunities created for them; whereas such parents in a competitive bid do
not do the same to relations, acquaintances et
al. The handling of it is quite personalized at the expense of others.
However, some children of the academia and clergy are on the flip side of the
coin; their parents stake their neck for others while they want outstanding
children who get it all based on merit. It is still the same world of Mine vs Ours!
