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   The principle of Social Equality contains the seeds of wellbeing for all of   
   us.  We as educationalists need to cherish the ideal of forever promoting the   
   welfare of all.  This requires removing all superiority and inferiority   
   complexes that have been    
   supplanted in society due to social conditioning. If anyone feels that they   
   are treated as a second class citizen in this country then it is the result of   
   fear complexes created by social inequalities.  This is a form of    
   exploitation.  That is why the    
   encouragement of Maori language through the media and in communication in   
   general is so important.  The more it is used the more stature it acquires.   
   The more influence and prestige it gives to the tangata whenua.  This gives   
   rise to control of one's    
   destiny and removes all the influences of psychic exploitation.   
      
   Much of what we call Pakeha culture is actually pseudo-culture.  It is   
   ridiculous to think that going to MacDonald's for a hamburger or smoking   
   Winfield cigarettes is culture.  Addictions of this nature are a creation of   
   pseudo-culture.  Today it is    
   obvious that large cigarette companies are aiming there advertising campaigns   
   at women and the working classes.   
      
   In turn this form of exploitation has created high death rates in the Maori   
   community from lung cancer and related diseases.  We must set the example by   
   overcoming the effects of this pseudo-culture.  If the Pakeha culture can   
   develop its core values    
   based on human well being and co-operation, then the partnership in the Treaty   
   will be enhanced.   
      
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   We must keep our eyes open and be reflective and vigilant in how we approach   
   things.   
      
   In my reflective journal I have attempted to place myself in a social context   
   as if roaming around as part of a flow of consciousness and part of a   
   collective mass or at times different parts of different collective masses.    
   It is a method of saying, "   
   Yes, I am a reflection of society and let that society have a look at   
   itself".  For this purpose the word "we" was used regularly.  It signifies my   
   position in society as if I were the society having a look at itself.   
      
   In a course on bicultural issues it is necessary to recognise that we are   
   reflections of a society which is hopefully advancing forward. Unfortunately   
   today a lot of humanity is in despair and people think too much about their   
   imperfections.  They think:    
   "Can I do it?".  It is better to think along the lines "Yes, we are human   
   beings and each of us are destined to do great things - that is why we are   
   here."  This type of positive thinking is needed to remove the injustices of   
   the past and the breaches of    
   the Treaty of Waitangi.   
      
   Our underlying motive is surely to move in harmony with each other. There may   
   be quarrels along the way.  But there will always be clash and cohesion in   
   anything we do.  There will always be the need to struggle through the bad   
   times and enjoy the good.     
   So let us move together, let us sing together in karakia and let us come to   
   know our minds together.   
      
   In this way we can share from our past so that all people together may enjoy   
   the universe and the diversity of interaction in this world and this country.    
   Let us unite our intentions for a united human race with maximum colourful   
   expressions from our    
   different cultural heritages and backgrounds. While doing so let our hearts be   
   inseparable.  Let our minds be as one mind but with so many different   
   expressions like different flowers in a bouquet of flowers held in a hand of   
   unity as we truly come to    
   know one another.   
      
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