![]() MISTAKES and failures are great teachers, learn from them, say 23-year-old Christina Pore and her older sister, Angela Pore, 26, who were both admitted to the bar as lawyers earlier this week. The two sisters, who hail from Karinz in Mendi-Munihu, Southern Highlands, grew up in Longo village. They said that they grew up in a society where sons were valued more than daughters. Christina, who completed her Grade 12 at the Aiyura National High School, said she was first encouraged to take up law by her teacher and mentor. “But even as a child, I always liked to challenge myself to reach higher ground, because of the society that I grew up in, where sons were highly valued than daughters,” she said.
“You see, our father has nine daughters, no sons, so he raised us to value education, to value ourselves, to earn the respect of our people. “We may not be sons, but we wanted to earn the respect of our people, our community and prove to them that daughters have value too. “It doesn’t matter where you come from. “We set our goals high and worked hard towards them because quitting wasn’t an option.” Christina said that while growing up, she had seen her fair share of violence in her society from gender-based violence, to sorcery-related violence and even tribal warfare. “I have watched the suffering caused to deserted wives and children. “No one is above the law and have no right to harm others or even desert their family and so I took up my teacher’s advice and pursued a career in law to fight for my people’s right and educate them on the laws of our country, their rights. “All these made me pursue a career in law to help and educate people about how the law protects them, teach them of the rights they have and how they can resolve issues through the law,” she said. For older sister, Angela, she said she always wanted to be a lawyer. “As a student growing up, I was a member of student representative council, speaking for and fighting for the rights of fellow students,” she said. “I too have seen my share of violence, and I wanted to make a difference in my community, province and country, so I studied law. “It wasn’t easy, sometimes, despite my best efforts, I’d find things suddenly spinning out of control. “Sometimes I felt more motivated and sometimes I’d feel depressed, thinking about all the failures I have endured. “But I kept telling myself, that my goal is within my reach. “And I would remind myself, that I can! ” The Pore sisters said that they were able to reach this day and become lawyers because of their father. “Our father is a hardworking, humble, soft-spoken, gentle, kind, wise and most of all, God-fearing man,” one said. “He has been our greatest inspiration because he taught us so many good principles of life. “He taught us that no matter how far you go in life, never forget God. “And most of all, he taught us to never tolerate disrespect from anyone and to always defend our family and friends when they were not able to. “We became lawyers so that we can do that.” The Pore sisters also thanked their teachers for believing in them and encouraging them to dream big for their parents and families. The National / PNG Education news Next : Use Online Banking To Pay For School Fees Comments are closed.
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