We Are the Family of RASTA

We are the Family of Bad Group

“We Are the Family of RASTA,” wrote class VIII A of Darla MSS on their classroom’s wall. It is right in front of teachers eyes. Instead of writing good proverbs and sayings, they wrote this graffiti on the wall. I am seeing this today, as I had an invigilation duty for the class VI common exam there. How careless and ignorant have we been in the school? Had I seen it before, I would have discussed it with the class teacher or the school administration. But I will talk about this for sure.

Rasta was everywhere in the class. See, even the cello taping are of a Rasta symbol

Class VIII A students knew the meaning of Rasta, and I guess they have been following this. The term Rasta refers to marijuana and cannabis. It also refers to the street dealing in drugs. Rasta began in Jamaica and it’s a kind of religion where they believe drugs could raise them and it is the way of life which is called Rastafarianism. They consider that cannabis is spiritual to use and it cleans the body and mind, heals the soul, exalts the consciousness, facilitates peacefulness, brings pleasure, and brings them closer to God. They have a leaf of the marijuana plant as a symbol. It basically is the deadliest drug group.

Our parents and teachers must be so mindful of what children write and do at times. We must go through each letter and each word.

And this year, many drug-related problems were from class VIII A. Blame it on this RASTA.

And there was a pamphlet saying 'Say No to Drugs.' on that same wall. Did they listen?