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   The human race is one family.  There are different dances, songs, and   
   ceremonial celebrations from different sections of the human race, that is   
   there are different local variations.  These local variations in customs and   
   behaviour should not be    
   considered separate from the human race.   
      
   Local indigenous variations of human beings cannot be removed by the force of   
   the law as appears to have been intended by the British in breach of the   
   Treaty during the wars that came to be known as the so called "Maori wars". If   
   attempts are made to    
   bring about the destruction of common practices, languages and various local   
   manners and customs, it will result in violence and mutual distrust and will   
   lead collective life to doom.  Thus the education system should be ever   
   vigilant of such attempts.   
      
   Social synthesis naturally arises as people come into intimate contact with   
   one another and as the corners  of the world become nearer.  This means that   
   the local variations of conduct will assume ever new forms as a result of   
   frequent mixing.  Maori and    
   Pakeha intermixing is a somewhat naive analysis. There are so many variations   
   in this so-called Pakeha categorisation. Thus Maori and Yugoslav mixtures,   
   Maori and Pacific Island intermixture, etc has created a wonderful diversity.   
      
   There are some Pakeha guilt trippers still around who like to think they have   
   to blame themselves for all the that has gone wrong.  But this is just   
   negative thinking.  We all need to keep analysing our attitudes and this is an   
   ongoing process.  Just    
   because we have done something wrong in the past as individuals or as a   
   collective group does not mean we need to carry around these burdens forever,   
   if we have rectified our past mistakes. We all have the scope to change and   
   move on in a positive way.   
      
   FOUR   
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   The flowers of different gardens will unite into a bouquet and this bouquet   
   will be more beautiful than the individual flowers.   
      
   The melodies of the Pacific can be intermixed with Indian ragas while   
   classical music can take the shape of Maori tunes and mixed harmonies. Dame   
   Kiri Te Kanawa is a living example of the intermixture of good things between   
   the cultures.  Although not    
   living in New Zealand (except for a bach in Taupo) she is a world "citizen" in   
   her activities.  She mixes European music/opera with her cultural background.    
   She lives sometimes in England and sometimes in the USA.  She has proven that   
   the world has come    
   close together.   
      
   If different human communities make an effort in establishing social blending   
   then social synthesis will continue to develop.  To some extent we notice the   
   reflections of this intermixing in cosmopolitan cities in Australia and USA.    
   Active Maori    
   communities exist in both Sydney and Melbourne.  This is a good development in   
   the spread and intermixing of cultures.   
      
   It would be wrong to preach an ideology (or rather a dogma) that there should   
   be no further outside influences coming into Aotearoa.  Aotearoa cannot live   
   in isolation from the rest of the world.  It is too small to shut itself off   
   from the rest of the    
   world.  We cannot live like frogs in the well.  Inevitably Aotearoa will have   
   more cultural influences coming into its realms.  However this should not   
   detract from the development of indigenous cultures within Aotearoa.  A strong   
   culture can survive    
   while parts of its also become parts of other cultures.   
      
   What has happened in the past is that the colonialists have set one group of   
   people against another.  They could do this because of political support and   
   with the help of politicians indulging in tall talks from high posts. We as a   
   society have not    
   remained vigilant of such people.   
      
   Honest and benevolent people of society must adopt a feeling of co-operation.    
   Politics is not a solution.  We need to identity as human beings.  Party   
   politics has tended to create different negative sentiments amongst the people.   
      
   The greatest social welfare can be achieved by mobilising the living spirit of   
   those people who are desirous of establishing service and constructive work to   
   bring about social welfare.  We as educationalists have to remain engaged in   
   the task of social    
   welfare with all sincerity without having any ulterior motive in mind.   
      
   Unity and good sense carry people forward towards success in life. Unity   
   cannot rest on any geographical, racial and personal differences.  That is why   
   only a spiritual philosophy should be adopted as the pole-star of life. We are   
   all children of God.    
   There is only the same God.  All humanity belongs to one race.  Every human   
   being has got equal rights.   
      
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   We cannot just think about the welfare of our own community or family in   
   today's global world.  It is necessary to act locally and think globally,   
   however we cannot ever violate the interests and natural growth of other   
   communities.  We cannot these days    
   think only of our own group in isolation. That would amount to what could   
   perhaps be described as geo-sentiment. This is only thinking about one's own   
   group in a particular area, while lacking a global or universal outlook.   
      
   The principle for the world today that can cure injustices is that of Social   
   Equality.  This must be understood from the core of one's heart.  We have   
   developed our conscience in understanding the issues of inequality in   
   Aotearoa.  This means that we as    
   a group have begun to understand in fine detail how things have gone wrong in   
   the past between the Maori and other races or "visitors" to New Zealand.  Now   
   we need to do more study on these matters.   
      
   Study is essential, knowledge is essential to come to an understanding. This   
   requires the path of rationality.  If we only follow a path of going by our   
   sentiments then we could become caught in the current of sentiments and not be   
   able to discriminate    
   further and develop finer methods of understanding the impact, interaction and   
   future of the Treaty of Waitangi in Aotearoa and cultural development in   
   Aotearoa.   
      
   Parallel development of Maori and so-called Pakeha will not achieve anything   
   on it own.  Sure there can be development of local indigenous cultures, but to   
   have two developments completely separated from each other is inconceivable in   
   practice.  It would    
   create unnecessary distinctions, particularly where there is intermixing of   
   Maori and Pakeha matrimonial and blood relations.  A synergistic approach is   
   what is happening. That is, all of the cultures can take things from each   
   other in a sharing way (not    
   an exploitative way) to develop for their people what is appropriate to their   
   needs.   
      
   We need to eradicate all inequalities.  If we compromise then there will only   
   be disparities in collective life.  The progress of all would be accelerated   
   if the inequalities were uprooted.  The Treaty of Waitangi can be interpreted   
   in its spirit and    
   intent as trying to achieve this objective. These are of course cardinal   
   objectives which should exist in the human heart anyway.   
      
      
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