MORAL PRINCIPLES.

When i was a kid i reminisce running around playing with friends, doing homework in front of the television and relishing the support of my family in becoming a successful person.

Today -  i read about rape cases in the newspaper almost everyday. 

It is shocking to read that in most cases the perpetrator was someone the individual knew. 

Additionally shocking is the young age of the victims. These girls are being deprived of education, childhood, a bright future and their innocence.

Have relationships altered in meaning now?

Have we no respect for our children?

Where are our moral principles?

A simple plea from one citizen to the others – can we recall our moral principles and threat our children (and other community members) with respect and dignity.

ALZIMA BANO

[Published in the Fiji Times in July 2011]