Chapter 6 - Time to Reflect

NB: The previous 5 Chapters give a general overview of just how adventurous and culturally-significant life in Samoa can be, especially for Kids without their parents getting in the way.

From this unique standpoint, we Kids have been able to reflect quite deeply on not only our past lives, but our future years ahead. With a lot of help from our Ancestors, we seem to have come-up with all the answers we need. Mind you, our proposed lifestyles may not suit all Kids, but let's say one thing: it suits us just fine.

Sure, we'll need to make a few adjustments as life goes along, but we are not prepared to compromise ourselves. If the adults simply don't conform, then we'll choose a retirement village that suits them (remembering that it is often your children that get to select your retirement village, so be extra nice to them).

So, we Kids have adopted the policy that it is better to present the solutions rather than the problems. Afterall, who could we submit our problems to anyway?

Chapter 6 offers readers an insight never offered before. Just like changing from lefthand drive to righthand drive, various other cultures in the world may like to look at adopting the faaSamoa in its purest form. And if you don't understand the faaSamoa, then how can you wisely say "No'? Chiefly meeting houses are being erected in Australia and elsewhere as much to the astonishment of nearby residents as to Samoans living back in Samoa. These elaborate o mea sina are a tribute to a culture that possibly offers Samoans all the resilience they need to live in a culture-less society like Australia. People die in Sydney in their apartments without their neighbours even raising any concerns for at least the first year. True. This would never happen in Samoa.