Came back from the Red Centre of Australia... It was a facinating trip I have to say. After learning many things about the Aboriginal people, what I experienced there only added to what I've already learnt.
Jenny had already told me that the Aboriginal people would prefer we not climb Uluru. Which is perfectly right and reasonable for any human being. But what my tour guide Matty had added onto my understanding of the whole situation, I just couldn't help myself being angry looking at those people walking on the rock, not to mention the protection and poles they added on the rock to protect and help the climbers.
Jeremy went with us to the Uluru trip. On the way there, he got into an argument with the girls. It is better to not wear shorts in Egypt, even when you are a tourist... Jeremy did not agree with that. His arguement being that it is his personal choice to what he is wearing, and since he doesn't belong to the society there, he doesn't have to obey the customs there... The girls' arguement being, since you chose to visit the society, you have to go by what they belive in.
Back to Uluru... Matty told us on the way to the rock before the sun rise, it is all up to ourselves if we chose to climb. When the Australian government gave Uluru back to her original owners, being the Aboriginal people, they had agreements. Australian government made sure that the Aboriginal people giving the visitors the right to climb Uluru, and in return, the Aborigines asked that no one to ever climb Kata Tjuta again. The deal was done.
The Aborigines asked to have the right, however, to close the climb for Uluru whenever they feel it is needed to be shut down depending on weather or other conditions. They feel, as Matty told us, if anyone gets hurt or died while at Uluru, it is their responsibility.
The reason why Aborigines agreed to let people continue climbing Uluru is that they observed that, it is in the nature of "white people" to conquer everything. And it is in white people's nature to "conquer the summit of all hills and mountains... The Aboriginal people understand and respect this nature in the culture of white people, so they let the Australian government allow people to climb Uluru. Jenny told me before that Uluru is a sacred site and Matty said that now they are trying to make people understand, there really is nothing to see up there... But they respect the nature of the culture...
This leads me back to the arguement Jeremy and the girls were having... Undrestanding other's culture is really important... but more importantly, is to respect other's cultures. One takes the first step by visiting other cultures, great, but why doesn't one go on a step more, and respect the other cultures??
Jenny had already told me that the Aboriginal people would prefer we not climb Uluru. Which is perfectly right and reasonable for any human being. But what my tour guide Matty had added onto my understanding of the whole situation, I just couldn't help myself being angry looking at those people walking on the rock, not to mention the protection and poles they added on the rock to protect and help the climbers.
Jeremy went with us to the Uluru trip. On the way there, he got into an argument with the girls. It is better to not wear shorts in Egypt, even when you are a tourist... Jeremy did not agree with that. His arguement being that it is his personal choice to what he is wearing, and since he doesn't belong to the society there, he doesn't have to obey the customs there... The girls' arguement being, since you chose to visit the society, you have to go by what they belive in.
Back to Uluru... Matty told us on the way to the rock before the sun rise, it is all up to ourselves if we chose to climb. When the Australian government gave Uluru back to her original owners, being the Aboriginal people, they had agreements. Australian government made sure that the Aboriginal people giving the visitors the right to climb Uluru, and in return, the Aborigines asked that no one to ever climb Kata Tjuta again. The deal was done.
The Aborigines asked to have the right, however, to close the climb for Uluru whenever they feel it is needed to be shut down depending on weather or other conditions. They feel, as Matty told us, if anyone gets hurt or died while at Uluru, it is their responsibility.
The reason why Aborigines agreed to let people continue climbing Uluru is that they observed that, it is in the nature of "white people" to conquer everything. And it is in white people's nature to "conquer the summit of all hills and mountains... The Aboriginal people understand and respect this nature in the culture of white people, so they let the Australian government allow people to climb Uluru. Jenny told me before that Uluru is a sacred site and Matty said that now they are trying to make people understand, there really is nothing to see up there... But they respect the nature of the culture...
This leads me back to the arguement Jeremy and the girls were having... Undrestanding other's culture is really important... but more importantly, is to respect other's cultures. One takes the first step by visiting other cultures, great, but why doesn't one go on a step more, and respect the other cultures??
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home