St Helena would do well to take note...

A beautiful friend with a beautiful mind posted the following words, and they instantly struck me as gossip is the number one "issue" that literally destroys our people of St Helena, the small population that it is. I have had a problem with this aspect of my people all my life - and if I could change just this one thing, and nothing else...... so much else would be solved. Because there would be trust, honesty, loyalty; something lacking so much on our tiny piece of land....that we literally trust no one. And we think its "Normal" to trust no one. Backstabbing is "normal". A conversation on Island will consist ENTIRELY of gossip. (I have never been comfortable with that, hence spending my lunch break with pigs when working for Veterinary dept...). Well... sadly only on St Helena. And how I wish it wasnt...

Thank you Nomhle Maluleke for your following words of wisdom.

And if you are reading this from St Helena - please think about it. It may be what you are "used to"....but like much more of our culture - that doesnt make it right. Thank you. Nomhle Maluleke: "What's sad about gossipers is that they will definitely fight against each other. If you gossip then you simply cannot trust each other. What's the point?, stop the gossip and serve your purpose . Women who gossip lack everything and they going to lack some more and fail until they learn."

Proverbs woman of God

Yesterday at 14:27 ·

As woman we should stick together and be there for one another. This thing of us woman fighting against each other, gossiping about each other and backstabbing each other should stop. We should be prayimg for each other, helping each other and fighting for each other. There are a lot of struggles that we face as woman and we need each other to lean on and pray for.