Where is the Love?

I wonder what is more important…MONEY or FAMILY?The way I see it, even people with Master’s Degree don’t  get the amount of money other non-graduates have. I just don’t  understand what is more important…MONEY or FAMILY?

In the Marshall Islands, families don’t get along with each other. Some families

already have grudges with their relatives because

of MONEY. It is like  they forgot that a long time

ago, Marshallese people didn’t use money

to get food or transportation. They also forget that

our ancestors worked hard to hold on to their

families. When you go to court, most of the

complaints made are from family members. When

you go to funerals or parties, you will hear family
members talking behind each other’s back. The lifestyle  nowadays has changed so much that there is no longer the pride which I carry around  with me. It is like a stake has struck my heart and I no longer breathe in the clear atmosphere. The sounds of the ocean have disappeared in the sound of the modern inventions.  I no longer see the smiles of friends walking around the island. For they are exhausted from working hard to provide for their families. It is not like in the past when they just stayed home and got food from gardening and drinks from the coconut trees. I feel sorry for my  own country because there is nothing I can do to bring it back to how it was before. It is like I’m living on a lost island that used to be full of peace and easy life.

Victoria