Children are our future leaders. Therefore, it is important to provide them with a safe space to grow and develop. As they are our future, their voices matter too, regardless of how cute they may sound like. Sarawak Tribune recently talked to four young children to ask their opinions regarding their future, the world and what’s important to them as children.
Olivia Pooh, 7
What is your ambition and why?
I want to be a violinist and table tennis player when I grow up. Because I want to be famous and let the whole world know me. My family and friends can watch me on TV or YouTube.
What are some things you would like to change about the world?
I hope people don’t cut trees and destroy the environment anymore, because more and more animals will lose their shelters, so they will die. I hope I can be famous so I can tell them to protect the environment.
If you could talk to grown-ups about something important to you, what would you want them to know?
Please don’t scold me so much. I am very sad when my parents and teacher scold me.
What’s something you wish more adults understood about you?
Don’t misunderstand me; sometimes I just don’t know how to express my feelings. Please spend more time with me and talk to me.
Elendrianna Sim Qing, 10
What is your ambition and why?
I want to be a painter because I think painting is beautiful.
What are some things you would like to change about the world?
I want the world to have more swimming pools and beaches because I want to swim and play in the sand, but I don’t know how.
If you could talk to grown-ups about something important to you, what would you want them to know?
If we go travelling, I never want to travel on a ship because I am afraid of the deep, deep ocean.
What’s something you wish more adults understood about you?
I want to be happy.
Carter Chung, 5
What is your ambition and why?
I want to be a police officer because I like guns, and I want to protect my mother.
What are some things you would like to change about the world?
I want to put up walls, CCTV, and air conditioning around the world! I also don’t want people to chop down all the trees and then make the world hotter.
If you could talk to grown-ups about something important to you, what would you want them to know?
Homework is important to me because it makes me smarter and smarter.
Xael Ng, 5
What is your ambition and why?
Police! Because I want to catch bad guys because they are bad!
What are some things you would like to change about the world?
Nothing to change about the world. Why? Because I don’t know.
If you could talk to grown-ups about something important to you, what would you want them to know?
I want to tell the adults to stop scolding me because I don’t like to be scolded!
What’s something you wish more adults understood about you?
That I love to play and laugh hehehehe
Taylor Louise, 10
What is your ambition and why?
My ambition is to be a professional singer, because ever since I was 2 years old, I love singing so much I would sing everywhere I go.
What are some things you would like to change about the world?
Stop people from bullying. Because it hurts people emotionally and physically. I will help create awareness through my music and voice.
If you could talk to grown-ups about something important to you, what would you want them to know?
Always check your children if they are happy at school or if they encounter any bullying.
What’s something you wish more adults understood about you?
I want adults to recognise me as a singer, a hardworking and cheerful kid who brings happiness.
