On Saying ‘Sorry’ to the Indigenous People of Australia and Helping the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels

Let’s clarify a couple of things first:

According to the Macquarie Dictionary (Australia’s National Dictionary – 3rd Edition), Aboriginal, Aboriginals or Aboriginal people are the terms preferred by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. Here in this post, I will use the terms Aboriginal people and the Indigenous People of Australia.

Also according to the same dictionary, a Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel is a native of Papua New Guinea who helped the Australians, especially the wounded, during World War II.

A certain little Johnny used to argue that we shouldn’t have to apologise to the Indigenous People of Australia. He reckoned that the current generation of non-Indigenous Australians had not participated actively in past injustices towards the Aboriginal people and are therefore not required to apologise. This little Johnny is not the only person in a population of 21 million to argue against saying sorry. He has a large base of supporters. This nanny is happy to find that he was virtually ‘forced’ to ‘retirement’ recently. LOL.

Meanwhile, a cyclone hit Papua New Guinea recently. This nanny didn’t hear anything about it on the news. The cyclone destroyed a large area, wiped out villages including whatever basic infrastructure they have established. Many people were affected. These people are the descendants of the heroic Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels. They helped to move Australians to safety when the Japanese came attacking. They saved many lives then. This nanny has now seen an ad on TV showing the damage done by the cyclone and the aid agency or organization was asking for donations. Now, if I see little Johnny as my ‘elder’ and learn from his ‘teaching’, then this nanny can save some pennies by choosing not to donate. Why so heartless? Well, this nanny was born well after WWII and she and many others were never directly saved by the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels. So, why should anyone help these neighbours out when the money can be better spent to make Christmas even more commercialised?

No, no, that little Johnny will never be qualified enough to be this nanny’s ‘elder’. She has a big heart. Along with the Good Samaritan, she is all for helping the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels and wishes that one day (real soon) the new government will formally apologise to the Aboriginal people.