It would also be useful for MPs to be guided by their hearts. In that way they could more easily step into the shoes of ordinary citizens and see how they felt with the passing of unpleasant laws.
Anyone that wishes for something can't just hope to live to see better times. In order to fulfill his wishes he has to do something himself.
As we can't rely on wonders, we as adults can at least do everything in our power, everyone in his own way – politicians especially as the most responsible for our country's future! – to try take over the burden and take away the children's pain, a feeling they will later surely have to deal with at one point in their lives.
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"A real MP has to be honest, hardworking and an expert in a certain field. Only in that way will our country become successful in many fields. It would also be useful for MPs to be guided by their hearts. In that way they could more easily step into the shoes of ordinary citizens and see how they felt with the passing of unpleasant laws," is what Jan wrote. He signed his name under one of the 433 letters which were sent to the elected representatives of the people, upon the initiative of the Anti-Corruption Commission (KPK).
MPs got cold feet from children
There was great interest among the schools for the initiative - 61 elementary schools responded to the call. However cooperating with the residents of Šubičeva 4 (the address of the National Assembly) turned out to be a complicated matter. The Anti-Corruption Commission invited the President of the National Assembly and the National Assembly itself to name a representative in the selection committee. "The president replied that none of the parliamentary groups showed interest in taking part," the vice-president of the Anti-Corruption Commission, Rok Praprotnik, told MMC. However the President of the National Assembly, Janko Veber, did somewhat improve the ignorant stance of politicians. Together with Mr. Praprotnik, on Wednesday, in the Grand Hall of the National Assembly, he will officially open the exhibition of the 12 best letters chosen by a special selection committee.
Grandmas = waitresses. You think that’s simple?
Sara Slemenšek Avšič from the Brežice elementary school described how her grandmother worked in a restaurant as a waitress. "She often goes to work at 2pm and is there until midnight. When she comes home she's left with three good hours of sleep, and then at 5am she wakes up and goes to work again until the afternoon. Pain and a lack of power come with age – but she has to run around and serve people coca-colas. That’s the truth. You think that’s simple? I don't think it's simple. Whenever I go visit her, she complains how she can't take it anymore and can't wait to 'retire'. But she has at least 6 more active years of work left. It is true that I don't know a lot about these things, but some of it is really logical - if the older generation is allowed to enjoy retirement, young people could take their places, right?" is her proposal to lawmakers.
Everybody has to do something
Sara strongly doubts that these letters will change anything. However Alja Grželj, an 8th grader at the Dragomirja Benčiča elementary school - Brkina Hrpelje, thinks different. She critically assessed that "the poor state the country is in isn't only the fault of the government, as most people like to put it, or only of the citizens (what we rarely consider)". "Every unhappy person in not always entirely innocent, and every happy person doesn't have only himself to thank for that. Is the country really so deep in the mud, that it’s asking teenagers for opinions. Teenagers who haven't yet completed their elementary education and whose main concern is who'll make it in the next MTV Top 20. Of course, it slipped my mind that the world, as most people say, rests on the young. It surely is true. However anyone that wishes for something can't just hope to live to see better times. In order to fulfill his wishes he has to do something himself," wrote Alja.
There's nothing worse than a child hearing his parents cry
Eva Smolinger, a 9th grader at the Kidričevo elementary school sent this message to the country's MPs: " While you sleep in your warm and comfortable beds, people cry because they don't know how they're going to feed their children the next day. There's nothing worse than the feeling a child has, when he hears his parents crying. In moments like that children feel guilty for the family situation. It is sad when a 10-year-old starts considering how to earn money to provide for the family. When a 7-year-old intimidates his teachers and other pupils. We children quickly notice the differences between people. It certainly isn't easy for the girl who is made fun of because of her ragged clothes. The boy, who can't have a school meal because his parents can't afford it, also doesn't feel good. And despite all this can you still walk with your heads up high? Consider what kind of example you set to young people. One day it will be their turn to lead the country. "
It would also be useful for MPs to be guided by their hearts. In that way they could more easily step into the shoes of ordinary citizens and see how they felt with the passing of unpleasant laws.
Anyone that wishes for something can't just hope to live to see better times. In order to fulfill his wishes he has to do something himself.
As we can't rely on wonders, we as adults can at least do everything in our power, everyone in his own way – politicians especially as the most responsible for our country's future! – to try take over the burden and take away the children's pain, a feeling they will later surely have to deal with at one point in their lives.
