I am very sorry.
Is it just me or does everyone worry that some people in Australia will just never get it?
Tomorrow, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is planning to apologise to the stolen generation on behalf of the federal parliament.
Even the liberal party – who resisted all calls for an apology has got on board.
Apologies are very important things – when I was young I used to find them difficult – as I’ve got older – much less so.
Sometimes I think an apology is as therapeutic for the giver as it is for the receiver and that’s how I feel about the apology to the stolen generation.
Having said that – it makes me very sad to tell you that people keep sending me a horrible email doing the rounds (again) about ‘apologising’ for giving aboriginal people medical services and welfare. In this 'apology' there is even a sick and quite erroneous line in this vile piece about 'white people' being sorry for stopping indigenous Australians eating each other’s flesh….where on earth did that come from?
If you read that email carefully – I think you’ll find it originated in South Africa – only because it mentions something distasteful about being sorry for 'making the most of your oil and diamonds instead of letting them lie useless in the ground.'
Worst of all, I’ve been sent it four times - obviously by people who don't know me very well!
If you’ve got a copy of it – don’t pass it on, delete it – it’s mean spirited white supremacy stuff…. just think of the ramifications of such an ugly loveless piece of bile.
The bottom line, if you hurt someone – even if it’s by accident – even if it’s not your fault – you say sorry.
Tomorrow, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is planning to apologise to the stolen generation on behalf of the federal parliament.
Even the liberal party – who resisted all calls for an apology has got on board.
Apologies are very important things – when I was young I used to find them difficult – as I’ve got older – much less so.
Sometimes I think an apology is as therapeutic for the giver as it is for the receiver and that’s how I feel about the apology to the stolen generation.
Having said that – it makes me very sad to tell you that people keep sending me a horrible email doing the rounds (again) about ‘apologising’ for giving aboriginal people medical services and welfare. In this 'apology' there is even a sick and quite erroneous line in this vile piece about 'white people' being sorry for stopping indigenous Australians eating each other’s flesh….where on earth did that come from?
If you read that email carefully – I think you’ll find it originated in South Africa – only because it mentions something distasteful about being sorry for 'making the most of your oil and diamonds instead of letting them lie useless in the ground.'
Worst of all, I’ve been sent it four times - obviously by people who don't know me very well!
If you’ve got a copy of it – don’t pass it on, delete it – it’s mean spirited white supremacy stuff…. just think of the ramifications of such an ugly loveless piece of bile.
The bottom line, if you hurt someone – even if it’s by accident – even if it’s not your fault – you say sorry.
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