Schoolies week is on our doorstep once again, and the media is already asking questions about its purpose and reason.  One can’t help but ask the question as to how our human nature has either been distorted or enhanced by this rite of passage.  I for one am glad that students have a rite of passage to mark their entry into adult-hood.  It’s great that there are a so many supervised and carefully constructed activities and dances all done with the safety of our young Australians in mind.  On the other hand, I cannot help but wonder if it weren’t for the financial value of this event to the Gold Coast, how much ‘care’ would be offered?  Is the dollar once again the almighty master or are the leaders of industry on the Gold Coast genuinely altruistic in their desire to see our young men and women come celebrate the passing of the old and the reaching for the new?  As parents and teachers we should encourage independent thought, but equally we should entrust this independence to be enjoyed with a fair measure of morality and respect for the law.  All this said, we must pray as a community for our younger generation as they move from us to their own path...That they fully enjoy the world as it is, but also seek to increase in it a greater measure of fairness, justice and truth for all and not just those privileged enough to be able to do so on their own terms. Go with God Seniors of Australia!