The discrimination minority

　　　In the later Freshman English, I think we mainly focus on the discrimination minority. Like the two essays “Taiwan’s dark village sees the light” and “The Ritual of Birth.” They are both talk about the story of one of 13 official aboriginal groups in Taiwan. The first one is a piece of news, talking about the installation of electricity in the Dark Village. The Dark Village is an aboriginal settlement belongs to Amis tribe.

　　　It’s very dark – without light and electricity and the new policy cause a debate between the young and old. I’m surprised when reading that it is the elderly people who want the electricity. Before reading the news, I thought that the young people are eager to high-tech products. But the stereotype is the opposite in this “Dark Village.” Probably I’ll never realize the feeling of living in the dark because I am born with light, but I’m still worry about the disappearance of their community spirit. People would not sit outside and share things after finishing their dinner because of the televisions and computers. They would not touch by the soft cool breeze in the night because they have air-conditioners. Then the simple village becomes the complicated, cold, but handy city.

　　　And the other, The Ritual of Birth is about a series of rituals hold for Vava, a new-born baby in Bunun. The story was written in children’s perspective, making us more understand the meaning or the origin of some rituals. But after reading the whole story, I was stunned by the character, midwife. Because Bunun is patriarchy, women may not have as much power as men. But the midwife is as same as the elder men, also be respected by the people in the village, even grandpa need to honor her strong power. Suddenly, I feel a sense of proud being woman, even though our most important mission is seem only to give birth to a new life. I, of course, would feel unfair when the story mention some limits for women. But undeniable, to give birth to a new baby is an irreplaceable job for a women. I believe men also understand how important we are, that’s why the midwife is so respectable.

　　　As in the first article, should electricity install to the village? In my opinion, the perfect solution is yes, but with the circumstance that we people don’t lose the original spirit of helping others and gathering together. And always remember that the natural resources are the most wonderful and irreplaceable power. But what I want to concern more is that all of us should really pay more attention to the cultural of these discrimination minorities. Otherwise, the unique, special cultural will disappear fast, just like I also want to keep Hakka cultural forever. Because I am a Hakka, I know the feeling of belonging to a light discrimination minority, well, at least not the majority. I believe no matter what aspect which other people want to access, all we want is that they can also help us to keep the interesting, meaningful, and non-replaceable cultural forever.