I was 25 years old when we had our first child. My first grandchild was born when I was about 50 and my first great-grandchild when I was 80. I have therefore seen life through three generations and into a fourth.
Every now and again, pretty often, I hear people on TV talking about the ‘Australian Way’. This comes up frequently when people are discussing immigration, multiculturalism and antisemitism! When Australian Mateship is mentioned, it seems to be about drinking beer over a BBQ. That, quite frankly, is pretty shallow!
0-25 -WWII, schooling until University Graduation and I started my first job. I grew up in the country, went to a small grade 1-7 school with one teacher for the 20+ children then I went to a large over 2,000 student High School and Graduated MBBS with a good credit! Most kids went to Sunday School, and the vast majority had Christian Education at school. There were few broken marriages although there no doubt was some under the blanket mis-behaviour! There was no formal sex education, but we all knew that storks were a fairy tale. Lots of time was spent outside playing sport in which all ages were prepared to play together. Boys were boys, girls were girls! We appreciated the differences!
25-50 – national service; 2 major wars and a cold war between the West and the USSR oriented group! The pill became increasing less controlled and became the open door to risk reduced sexual enjoyment before marriage. Sexual perversions began to be more readily accepted as normal alternatives. Broken marriages and divorce became common. The Judeo-Christian basis of Law began to wear thin. Children lived on what their parents had believed and had acted accordingly but ceased to believe in God and Truth. Previously forbidden media was justified as the right to Free Speech, and immorality began to become a selling point for enjoyment to the masses.
50-75 – God definitely was out of favour. Truth became just personal opinion. Morality became outmoded and immorality accepted as normal – even by teachers, University Lecturers and Politicians. This left the children to wander intellectually wherever they wanted to, except that Judeo-Christian thinking was not in favour! Although, and as a result of these changes, it has become necessary to protect children from strangers! Neighbours used to be like parental substitutes for children when I was a child, now they are likely to rape or murder them!
present – people are frightened to speak the truth because they are likely to be imprisoned for saying what made our country so liveable! Our politicians, by and large, have become a mishmash of liars who are more interested in false goals to keep themselves in power while the country goes down the gurgler both economically and morally!
More money or more education of the present type isn’t the answer. Neither is listening to the church leaders, nor to the Educators, nor the political activists unless they wake up to themselves and be transformed. A minority against the tide speak truth! We all need to hear God speaking through Christ Jesus. This is the answer!
Dominic Cartier
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