Editor,

 I am a Tongan, born and raise in the Island but I am in the US right now going to school, am 22 years old and I believe in equally likely to have the fair opportunity to rise to the full potential of individuals.  I was born in Tongatapu and I grew up in the Island with the ideas and prides and mateaki'i fonua, and in other words, blinded to the false tradition of my fathers.  Don't get me wrong, there are great advantages of me growing up in the Island, not only it teach my to be humble but I learn and train my hands to work hard, and I am proud to be a Tongan and always will be.  From a young single adult point of view concerning the beating up of the prisoners from the riot especially the youths.  That it pure abuse, taking advantage, and unfair treatment.  It is clear and no one can hide the fact that they have done damage to our lovely Nuku'alofa town,  but you know what I realize from the videos of the riots.  I realize that the police were just standing there and watch the people, they didn't really act strong in stopping them, but what happen now when they put some of my brothers in a little room, locked doors, may be a voice won't be heard from outside and they beat the living light out of them.  I mean, please help me understand because I am 22 years old, how is that going to make a DIFFERENCE in the life of the individuals.  Psycologically, discipline by force always follow by rebellion, teaching the person to do things out of fear not knowing that is the right is NOT GOOD, and it is just pure manipulation.  Where is the right, where is the truth.  I don't hear any voice of a youth or young single adult about what happen, about the riot, about what they think of the government, of politics, of leaderships.  And I want to say this as a citizen of Tonga, They have no voice because they are bound by the idea that only the big people can talk, only the hou'eiki can talk.  And in the home, it is very clear what we call a one way command, top to bottom,,,, there is no bottom to top.. Leading out of command, not communicating and understanding, a lot do out of pride and ignorance, selfish intention and desire.  That is the effect of the kind of system that we are in.  The system is corrupted, and this is coming from a 22 years old, our system is corrupted.  I grew up in the Island and I see the system with my own eyes, feel is, struggle through it and hate it with everything.  And what I mean by system is the three levels, King, Nobles, Normal People.  The lower level are accountable to the upper level.. Why can't we all just be accountable to GOD.  The leaders of our beloved country are more accountable to the King than the people and the country.  It will be trace back to the way we do things, is just out of fear but not knowing with full confidence that it is the right thing to do.  The Prime Minister and the Ministers are more accountable to the King than the people and the country.  This is anti Christ, it is idolatry,,,, ko fe ki'i fonua na'e tuku ki langi ?

WHERE IS THE LOVE??? It is time to make some changes and I have a right to say this because, Tonga will be my future and I don't want a future that will still keep me in the dark, being manipulated, and bound by the tradition and ideas that I can only rise to a certain level due to the limitation of who I am as a TU'A, me'avale, and just a normal human beings.  I don't want to turned away because I have no Noble blood on me, I believe God gives everyone the same ability to rich their highest potential, and our current monarch system stop what god has given.  I am confident to say that I am speaking for a lot of youths and young single adults and new married couples.  TONGA NEED CHANGES,,,, the monarch system is not for the society of the new millennium, We want to see some changes in the law of the land that mostly protect the Kings house and the Nobles but destroy the life of poor Tongans, manipulate and left them in the dark, and put limitation to their freedom... I want a future that free and peaceful.. Free to succeed in anything I do concerning work and deed at the same time keep the law of the land.  I want leaders that are active, responsible, honest, loving, and not prideful and arrogance, a leader that have visions of the future for the people and country.  So I personally support the NCHR or the Human Rights committee... I want freedom, freedom of speech and freedom of action, and I mean inside the laws and boundaries.  In short, I can go on forever pouring out my soul, but to get my point across hoping that the LE'O 'O E FANAU(voice of the children) can be heard - I am concerned for my future in the Island of Tonga, I don't know if I want to go back, I am concern for the future of my brothers and sisters in the Island.  When are we going to be free from bondage to the Kings and the Nobles.... I don't but I hope and pray that their will be changes.

 

FAKA'APA'APA  ATU,

LE'O  'O E  FANAU. (Hawaii)