ie Mam ee sem eT oe ne Sor et em An inheritance of doubt Commen t ar y by Jorma Jyrkkanen _ My Dear Son: I thought I’d compose a mess- age for your twentieth birthday based on one lesson that I have learned over the past years. Think twice about becoming an Environmentalist. You will burn up your time, all financial assets and your life for some presumed good for un- born generations, and these ef- forts will only be exploited by an ungrateful cohort of followers. In the end the expansion of humanity will continue virtually unabated, and every natural niche in the world will feel the weight of humanity. Patches of managed environ- ment will be set aside like Disneyland. I have seen a increase in parks in recent times, but these have been paralleled by new regula- tions permitting exploitation of the resources of those parks, so . they are parks in name only. In the Sierra mountains, hu- man hiking pressure exceeds the animal days spent by the local creatures. -Thave seen crystal clear north- ern lakes where there is radio- active fallout and toxic and acid rain leaching into their atomic - sinks. These lakes are used by devel- opers as arguments that there is still much undisturbed nature left, and for justification for pollution, alienation and degra- dation yet further in more proxi- mal areas. . I have seen the most beautiful lakeshore lookout covered with broken beer bottles, discarded condoms, and potato chip wrap- pers, after it was set aside as a park to satisfy the wilderness needs of a northern community. I have myself sacrificed years of my time and my money for nature so that my friends, who looked after number one, are ‘several hundred thousand ahead in the race for creature comfort and possession of toys. You will be blacklisted by those whose children and grand- children you worked so hard for. The road to success, my son, is to conform and to obey and to seek ever more profit. Wear the squeeky shoes and “Hf It's in print we can order itt" Hundreds of magazines, books, paperbacks, tapes, newspapers, for all ages HOURS Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 4606 Lakelse Avenue Terrace, 6.C., V8G IRI 635-4428 .pin stripe suits of bureaucrats and speak only of profit, jobs and money, and be greedy above all. Do not grow a beard and don't forget to shampoo your hair. Keep body odor down. Possess my son. Possess. Share a pittance to give the perception of empathy, but keep the bulk for thine self. Get religious and forget the concerns you once had as a three-year-old about stepping on ants. Step on anybody and anything that gets in your way, but do it with tact so that they enjoy it. Sin all you want, but go to church so that you can be for- given each week. I had to cut back on sinning because I’m not religious and can’t easily forgive myself, but you will be able to indulge as much as you want, just go to church. Develop a blind spot in your religion when you find contra- dictions by god, as when you find out he said, ‘Turn the other cheek’ and ‘Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth’, or ‘Forgive- ness is the way’ followed by ‘Stone them to death who dis- honors his mother or father’; or ‘Oral Roberts, I’m going to kill you if you can’t come up with 8 million by next week’ or ‘Keep raping those children, I haven’t got time to supervene’. Marry for money and posi- tion, and use friends for that purpose as well. Get connec- tions. Being well connected is vital to success, my. son. - Buy ‘beer and presents and give favors for those that you can use later. Do not hang around with those who are black-listed by mainstream society, and forsake the notion of aetaocracy. In business there is no democ- racy, Only heirarchy and auto- cracy. Love only money and profit. Exploit, interfere with nature, manipulate for gain. Give a token for nature so that environmentalists are ap- peased and kicked out of the way. - Do not think, but live by rote alone, learn to social drink and remember these secrets, the se- crets of success. If you do these things my son, you will be successful and you will be the envy of most in our ‘material culture. But, if you do these things my son, there-is one last thing you should do. Change your last name and tell no-one you are my flesh and blood. _ Love, Dad. A well organized play area and toys for the Inquiting mind are part of the encouraging atmosphere at the Montassorl Childran’s House Pre-Schoot i perrace, Now in its third year of operation, the pre-school Is running on nroiment. Montessori survives and prospers by Terrace contributor Frances Birdsell The Montessori Children’s House Pre-school opened its doors in January 1985, At that time both funds and enrolment were low, We are delighted to tell that our school now has full ‘enrolment, a waiting list and an excellent array of Montessori equipment. There are many reasons for the success of Children’s House. First and foremost it is because of the long, hard hours of work | done by Tracie LeBlond and Laura Jobb. These two ladies were the first teachers at the pre-school and on more than one occasion they worked without pay simply to keep the school going. We were also very lucky to have received donations of money from the Vancouver Foundation and many other generous, private citizens. There are a multitude of others who, over the years have generously and repeatedly given their time selflessly. It is because of these wonder- ful people that the pre-school is in the position, three years later, to host a workshop on the Mon- tessori equipment and method of teaching young children. The Montessori classroom in-- volves the use of carefully se- quenced, self-corrective teaching materials that encourage learn- ing through discovery and do- ing, Through freedom of choice within guidance and limits, each child’s needs are catered to in- dividually. - Marga Konig, a Montessori pre-school supervisor, is one of the people responsible for Montessori currently being of- fered in the Prince George public school system. Marga will be the guest speaker at the Montessori Workshop on March 19, She will explain all the equip- ment and the proper use for each piece, and will answer any other ‘related questions. 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