tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272669280593690117.post8005402623368699062..comments2023-09-16T06:40:50.604-07:00Comments on The Podgorani: They aren't all idiots in ParliamentPodgoranihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04751466045116573964noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272669280593690117.post-51933627789772301622009-12-10T22:05:18.040-08:002009-12-10T22:05:18.040-08:00Thank you for sharing this. As an educated NZ Mao...Thank you for sharing this. As an educated NZ Maori and Cook Island Maori parts of his speech resonate with me. I remember heading down a not so desirable pathway in my teen years, on my way to be a South Auckland statistic. I watched a lady on a TV documentary say something along the lines of "instead of Maori seeing themselves as victims, change your mentality to seeing yourselves as a survivor". It was your classic half empty/half full metaphor. I can't say it was only this speech that changed my world view but it certainly made me think about the useless effects of blame. <br /><br />I love this section:<br /><br />"We Maori men must have the courage to lead our whänau and hapü towards prosperity and greatness.<br /><br />We are renowned for our warrior spirit but it is time that warrior spirit manifested itself in new ways. We need to replace anger, grievance and self pity with dignity, determination, resilience and forgiveness"<br /><br />I can't wait to see what contributions he makes to the 49th Parliament.Naketahttp://blog.core-ed.net/naketa/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272669280593690117.post-5685371699104487002009-12-01T20:35:39.488-08:002009-12-01T20:35:39.488-08:00hat has he done since then?hat has he done since then?Allanah Kinghttp://allanahk.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.com