TAKING CARE OF STATE PROPERTY
There is something about some people which I find hard to understand. It is careless manner in which they handle state property:the misuse of what belongs to the government.
We all take good care of what belongs to us and do everything possible to protect it. But when it comes to handling or using things and facilities which belong to the nation, some people become careless. It has been said time and again that whatever belongs to a nation belongs to its citizens. Whatever a government provides is for all the citizens of the country who, in reality, are all part of the government. It is taxes which people pay that go to provide what we call "government property ".
Some years ago, the students of a school went on a demonstration because their lunch was late. The first thing they did, and most irresponsible, was to set fire to the school dinning hall. When eventually the food was ready, there was no hall to eat it in. In another school, some Louvre blades of their dormitory block were broken and needed to be replaced. Before the authorities could see to this, the students had gone on a demonstration during which they broke over two hundred Louvre blades. This had worsened the problem.
We all take good care of what belongs to us and do everything possible to protect it. But when it comes to handling or using things and facilities which belong to the nation, some people become careless. It has been said time and again that whatever belongs to a nation belongs to its citizens. Whatever a government provides is for all the citizens of the country who, in reality, are all part of the government. It is taxes which people pay that go to provide what we call "government property ".
Some years ago, the students of a school went on a demonstration because their lunch was late. The first thing they did, and most irresponsible, was to set fire to the school dinning hall. When eventually the food was ready, there was no hall to eat it in. In another school, some Louvre blades of their dormitory block were broken and needed to be replaced. Before the authorities could see to this, the students had gone on a demonstration during which they broke over two hundred Louvre blades. This had worsened the problem.
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