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Monday, October 27, 2008

Quatre Leçons Importantes


1- Première leçon importante - La femme de ménage

Durant mon deuxième mois au collège, notre professeur nous a donné un petit examen surprise. J'étais un étudiant consciencieux et j'ai répondu aisément à toutes les questions jusqu'à ce que je lise la dernière :
" Quel est le prénom de la femme de ménage de l'école ? " Il s'agissait certainement d'une blague. Je l'avais rencontrée plusieurs fois. Elle était grande, cheveux foncés et dans la cinquantaine, mais comment j'aurais pu savoir son nom ? J'ai remis mon examen en laissant la dernière question sans réponse.

Juste avant la fin du cours, un étudiant a demandé si la dernière question comptait pour la note de l'examen. " Absolument " a répondu le professeur. " Durant vos carrières, vous allez rencontrer beaucoup de gens. Ils sont tous importants. Ils méritent tous votre attention et vos soins, même s'il s'agit simplement d'un sourire et de dire bonjour. " Je n'ai jamais oublié cette leçon. J'ai aussi appris qu'elle s'appelait Dorothée.

2- Deuxième leçon importante - L'aide sous la pluie

Dans la soirée, vers 23h30, une femme âgée noire se tient le long d'une autoroute de l'Alabama tentant de se protéger de la pluie battante. Son auto est tombée en panne et elle a désespérément besoin d'un transport. Détrempée, elle décide de demander l'aide de la prochaine voiture qui passe. Un jeune homme blanc s'arrête pour lui porter secours, situation très peu courante dans les années 60 troublées de conflits raciaux.

Le jeune homme l'amène en sécurité, l'aide à trouver du secours et lui procure un taxi. Elle a l'air très pressée, mais prend le temps de noter son adresse et le remercie. Sept jours plus tard, on vient cogner à la porte du jeune homme. À sa grande surprise, on lui livre un meuble télé couleur grand format. Une note y est attachée. Elle dit : " Merci beaucoup de m'avoir porté secours sur l'autoroute l'autre jour. La pluie avait transpercé non seulement mes vêtements mais aussi mon esprit.

Puis vous êtes arrivé. Grâce à vous, j'ai pu me rendre au chevet de mon mari mourant juste avant qu'il ne rende l'âme. Dieu vous bénisse pour m'avoir aidé et pour votre dévouement pour les autres.

Bien à vous, Mme Nat King Cole.


3- Troisième leçon importante - Pensez toujours à ceux qui servent.

À l'époque où un sundae de crème glacée coûtait beaucoup moins, un petit garçon de 10 ans entre dans le café d'un hôtel et s'assoit à une table. Une serveuse dépose un verre d'eau devant lui. " C'est combien pour un sundae de crème glacée ? " demande-t-il. " 50 cents " répond la serveuse. Le petit garçon sort la main de sa poche et se met à examiner la monnaie qu'elle contient. " Bien, comment pour un simple plat de crème glacée? "
demande-t-il.

À ce moment il y a des gens qui attendent pour une table et la serveuse commence à perdre patience. " 35 cents " répond-elle sèchement.. " Je vais prendre le plat de crème glacée " dit-il.

La serveuse lui apporte sa crème glacée, dépose l'addition sur la table et s'en retourne. Le garçon finit sa crème glacée, paie à la caisse et s'en va. Quand la serveuse revient, elle a la larme à l'oeil en nettoyant la table.

Bien placé au côté du plat vide, il y a 15 cents . Le petit garçon ne pouvait pas prendre le sundae parce qu'il devait lui restait suffisamment de monnaie pour laisser un pourboire.

4- Quatrième leçon importante - Donner quand ça compte

Il y a plusieurs années, quand je travaillais comme bénévole dans un hôpital, j'ai connu une petite fille qui s'appel ait Lize qui souffrait d'une sérieuse maladie rare. Le seul espoir qu'elle s'en remette semblait être qu'elle reçoive une transfusion sanguine de son petit frère de 5 ans qui avait miraculeusement survécu à la même maladie et avait développé les anti-corps requis pour la combattre. Le médecin expliqua la situation au petit frère et lui demanda si il serait prêt à donner son sang à sa soeur.

Je l'ai vu hésiter un instant avant de prendre une grande respiration et répondre " Oui je vais le faire si c'est pour la sauver. "

Au cours de la transfusion, il était étendu dans un lit au côté de sa soeur et il a souri, comme nous tous, quand il a vu sa soeur reprendre des couleurs. Puis il a pâli et son sourire s'est fané.

Il a levé les yeux vers le médecin et lui a demandé d'une voix tremblante, " Est-ce que je vais commencer à mourir tout de suite ? " Étant jeune, le petit garçon avait mal compris le médecin ; il croyait qu'il devait donner à sa soeur tout son sang pour la sauver.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Jezu! Pwoblèm yo Nan Men-W

Depi mwen piti, m' te konn tande vèsyon orijinal chante sa-a sou Radio Lumière. Si m' pa twonpe-m se Souffle Divin ki te chante-l. Mwen jwenn vèsyon sa-a ou pral tande la-a sou entènèt. Se Richie (Zenglen)) ak Gazzman (Nu Look) ki chante-l. Mwen konnen gen moun ki ka kritike yo pou sa; chak pou rezon pa yo. M' respekte sa. Konsa tou, gen lòt ki ka byen apresye travay sa-a. Mwen ka di ke m' se youn nan yo.

Kèlkilanswa moun ou ye a, san konte nan kisa ou kwè, m' panse se on zak entelijan (nan sans pozitif la wi) mesye sa yo poze lè yo soti ak chante sa-a. Gen timoun ki pat janm gen chans tande orijinal la, sa pa fè anyen. Kounye-a you tout gen chans la. Mesaj ki nan chante sa-a telman enpòtan; m' panse Richie ak Gazzman byen chwazi. Nan tan n'ap viv la la-a; si on moun pa koumanse lage pwoblèm li nan men Jezu, m' pa konn sa la fè. Bon! Ou wè, menm si ou panse ou pa gen pwoblèm nan vi sa-a; se deja on gwo pwoblèm pou ou lage nan men Jezu.

Ret branche; N'a pale on lot fwa si Granmèt la dakò.

GaM

Pa bliye koute-l non.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Trying to Understand

I was terrified to see the devastation that occurred this past two weeks in Haiti, my homeland. Despite all the miseries that already exist there, it is more than sad to see what the less fortunate are facing. I could not help but to wonder what have we done to deserve this. Four hurricanes and storms in less than 3 weeks. I hope to understand someday. God! Please help Haiti.

In the meantime, I would like to extend my sympathies to the families of the victims; not only in Haiti but everywhere else the hurricanes have hit. I know Haiti is not the only country that has been affected by the recent weather conditions. I could not help but to notice the weather conditions has caused damages around the world on a more frequent basis. There is a long list of them; I am sure you remember.

What do you think?





Tribilasyon - Boukman Eksperyans

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Rewrite the Future

I was in the middle of a class project tonight, then I went online to compare some information about two international organizations. While browsing, I saw this video (put together by Save the Children) about children in the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I have seen videos about difficult situations in Haiti before. For some reason, this one troubled me more than previous ones. Honestly, I became emotional. I could not stop thinking about those kids. They are Haitians, just like myself; I am no better human being. My hope is to be able to help at least one of them some day. This is already one of my prayers. I would like to do something. What do you think?













Sunday, June 1, 2008

First Things First

Nearly 10 years ago, during my first years of college, one of the textbooks that were assigned to me for a class was #1 bestseller: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey. I cannot claim to remember all the lessons that are in the textbook. However, I still remember being in that class, and it was a tremendous educational experience.

Early Sunday morning, while I was doing some research for an Organizational Development class, I came across Covey's name. As curious as I can ever be when I am online, I decided to check if, at least, someone has posted a video about Covey's teachings on (guess where else...) the famous YOUTUBE. You know how it is, this kind of videos is not the most popular one on YouTube; but I was happy to find this one about a practical life lesson. Let me share it with you.

It is not as sensational as a "Soulja Boyz" video, but I believe it has a powerful message in it. So often we forget about our priorities in life for just a few seconds, and that creates major problems. Watching this video got me thinking in depth. I hope you will learn something from it too.

Enjoy and send your comments.

G. Moyiz




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8LM4C1l70U

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Encore une galette de boue?

Extraits d'un reportage de E-Citizen.tv

En Haïti, l’un des pays les plus pauvres du monde, les paysans affamés en sont réduits à manger des galettes de boue. Le mélange, avec un peu d’eau, du sel et de la matière grasse végétale, donne une masse boueuse lisse. Découpée en rondelles plates et séchées au soleil, elle devient une sorte de “biscuit”, “peu appétissant et qui donne des maux de ventre”, disent ceux qui en goûtent. Mais c’est bien le seul repas que prennent des milliers de Haïtiens trois fois par jour depuis plusieurs semaines.

Au rang des accusés : les Etats-Unis et l’Europe qui subventionnent leurs exportations de riz, de farine et d’autres denrées alimentaires. Petit à petit, les paysans haïtiens ont abandonné les champs parce qu’ils ne pouvaient pas faire face aux importations à bas prix. Aujourd’hui, le pays importe l’essentiel des produits alimentaires de base. Ainsi, lorsque le marché international est à la hausse, les Haïtiens paient le prix fort.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

What's the true story?

Earlier this year (2008), Ariana Cubillos, of the Associated Press, reported through these pictures on the slideshow below that Haitians are so desperate for food that they resort to eating dirt. There can be some doubt on the true context of that practice. However, this is another example of poor representation of the defenseless Haiti in the International Media.

Take a look at the following pictures:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/popup?id=4216121&contentIndex=1&page=3&start=false

Read the entire Story, by Jonathan M. Katz of the AP, that was largely distributed.

Was the goal of this story to raise awareness to the situation in Haiti, to generate more media coverage, or to further tarnish the image of Haitians around the world. Be the judge, post your comments (English, French, Creole, or Spanish) below.

G. Moyiz

Monday, April 14, 2008

La situation dégénère à Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince, Avril 2008

http://www.minustah.org/slides/080408/index.html

http://www.minustah.org/video/spots/spot_violence.html

http://www.minustah.org/slides/110408_2/index.html

http://www.minustah.org/slides/100408/index.html

Haiti Again


As if kidnapping, poverty, insecurity, and other problems were not enough. I am pretty sure that I am not the only Haitian living outside of Haiti who has that feeling. Nothing is more painful, embarrassing, humiliating than navigating on the internet and seeing Haiti in the HEADLINES; and of course for horrible news again. For us who live abroad, we usually start emailing fellow compatriots or calling them about what is happening back home. Haiti is in the news again.

Many blame the media for always displaying the most horrible aspects of Haiti. Honestly, it is hard to blame members of the non Haitian press. They have to find something to publish. That is the profession. They must find stories. Don't we people crave for some crazy stories? We are not always aware of that, but it is true for most of us. I am not happy about the way Haiti is being portrayed in the Media. That is for sure, but we have to admit that we give those guys the opportunity to put all of us to shame. As it is said in Haitian Creole, "Se tòti ki montre kote pou tet li koupe" (we show them where to hurt us).

It is true that "chen grangou pa jwe" (hungry dogs do not play) and "sak vid pa kanpe" (empty sack can't stand). It is true there is no political, social and economic stability in Haiti. It is normal for Haitians to be unhappy about suffering and high costs of primary necessities. However, why should there be riots, violence, and destruction? Those people who were on the street last week have some real concerns. Their basic needs, are not met. I would not be happy either if I were unable to pay for my "good old rice". At the same time, some Haitians need to know when they are being manipulated. It is time for them to understand that their voices can be heard as a result of peaceful protests.

I don’t even know how to qualify the actions of these individuals who have lost their mind and started smashing windows, throwing rocks at the NATIONAL PALACE. It is clear someone is behind all that. Those who are instigating the violence must be brought to justice. There are many of my fellow Haitians who still need to know they need to respect private and public properties. Unfortunately, there are those who are no longer in the position they used to be a few years ago. They manipulate the least advantaged class of the society to harm the country in ways they (the least educated) are not even aware of.

It is about time to start educating this group of Haitians. They are hurting the image of the country and its citizens with their actions. What is wrong with peaceful protests? Martin Luther King Jr. has set the peacefull example and it worked. If peaceful protests can give good results in other countries, why not in Haiti?

People are blaming the government and MINUSTAH for their misery. Why? Even senators, don't even realize the problems of the country can not fall or should not have fallen on the shoulder of a governmental team that had found the country in deep &*$%#. They took advantage of those past two weeks' events to oust the prime minister. Isn't it clear that such action happen for political reason. They failed to do it on previous occasion, now it is done. I am and independent observer and thinker when it comes to Haitian politics. However, it is time to stop the demagogy in Haiti. What these so called lawmakers did this past saturday, is a reason they need to be taught some political lessons: THINK ABOUT THE COUNTRY FIRST, NOT YOUR POLITICAL PARTY. I am not defending former Mr. Alexis and his government. However, just when you think the country was about to move ahead. We are about to start over. As long as each governmental team only spend a couple months in power, the result is simple: the country is moving backward.

As for the presence of MINUSTAH, I don’t get it; people think they are in Haiti to fix the country. What’s up with that? They were supposed to be there to help the country in different areas. They are not housekeepers. One can argue about the effectiveness of their role. But things could be worse without them. Whenever, we start being able to handle our own problems and issues they will be out. Wait a minute, maybe that will never happen. We have just proved it again. We have opened our doors to foreign military presence because our own action.

The last events clearly show that Haiti is far from getting out of that nightmare.