Friday, August 9, 2013

The intriguing poem Our Pacific is Not too Small, written by Anonymous  reminds the citizens of the Pacific continent that the area in which they live in is more than what it seems. The idea behind it could be that residents of Oceania often immigrate to other countries and forget to understand their roots and who they are, they don't stop to realize that the South Pacific is their home and where their ancestors remain. The poem also presents an idea of Pacific Islanders being too shy to present themselves to the world, as said in the line "do not be small in mind, spirit and heart", From my experience, I see most teenage Pasifikians getting into bad habits such as alcohol and drugs when they reside in New Zealand, not interested in their culture at all,  whereas most adults are sensible and smart and understand a lot about their culture.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Ricky,
    It's great to see you active on the Blog and busy posting your ideas.
    I am intrigued by some of you comments, and hope you don't mind if I ask you some questions:
    1: "the area in which they live in is more than what it seems" What does The Pacific seem like to you?
    2: "being too shy to present themselves to the world" I'm not sure this is what the line you mention indicates, but if you think it is, then WHY would there be a 'shyness"?
    3: If you get in to some bad alcohol and drug habits, does that mean you're not interested in your culture?
    I look forward to reading more
    Esther :)

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