The Jieng Council of Elders: My Personal View "...separating individuals' wrong doing from their communities would go a long way to reducing prevailing hatred and misconceptions about one another as communities in South Sudan." 06 August 2015
*By Willy Delta <https://www.facebook.com/deng.william.12?fref=nf>* The Jieng Council of Elders need to put their grassroots houses together before going vocal nationally and internationally! Fire of hatred and self-annihilation is burning boldly in most rural Jieng lands, particularly in the greater Bahr El Ghazal, specifically in Lakes & Warrap states - the Jieng on Jieng wars are raging! The Jieng Council of Elders also need to build more bridges with other communities, where the poor and largely innocent Jieng as a whole have been misunderstood, deliberately smeared in negative light and increasingly becoming subject of hatred for some in the country. Something must be wrong and we must reach out to correct any prevalent wrong perceptions about us!! It must be empathized that majority of the Jieng people never ventured outside their God given home areas, only few finds their way outside their original territories, either for work, business or searching for pastures. But there is an increase in accusations and negative campaigning which project that Jieng are "Invaders" and all the sorts of names are in the air. Let us cultivate the spirit of Multiculturalism where our diversity in cultures, thoughts and ways of life should cement our national strength and unity, instead of divisions. We in the South Sudan Peace & Development Foundation strive to cultivate seeds of acceptance of one another as brothers and sisters in the Republic of South Sudan. Understanding our various cultures, norms, values and practices and it must be a responsibility of all citizens that we safeguard each others' existence. None chose to be born a Dinka, Nuer, Murle, Anyuak, Chollo, Bari, Azande or even Arabs! These are all equally important and their ways of life must be respected. A Farmer must be respected, a Fisherman must be respected, Nomad etc, all deserve respect and their sanctity of life enshrine in the thinking of everyone in the country. Let us reflect individually and begin to learn others' ways of life. I had the privilege of having been to Nuer, Anyuak, Murle and many others' lands and had a glimpse of their cultures, which I personally appreciate. Last but not least, separating individuals' wrong doing from their communities would go a long way to reducing prevailing hatred and misconceptions about one another as communities in South Sudan. Posted in: Opinions <http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/24/Opinions.aspx> -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oquvnjd7CGbJh9UOA%2BiHAisSpzKM_5tvmZGKoEVBZy8WA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
