I refer to Inoke Tuirara’s letter, The Fiji Times Saturday, April 14, 2016.

Mr Tuirara is quoted as saying “unlike Mr Shaw, not all Fijians were born with silver spoons in their mouths”.

Mr Tuirara is correct, but some of us choose to work hard to achieve this.

Poverty is as much of a choice as is working hard to better one’s life and the lives of one’s family.

Mr Tuirara also said “A little respect for other people’s beliefs and usual practice would be greatly appreciated.”

As a Fijian citizen, I would like to be able to choose what I can hear within the walls of my home and what time I wake up.

Rather than have this dictated to me by churches that feel the need to blast their sermons out over loud speakers at all hours of the day and night irrespective of other people in the community.

So by the same token, the same could be asked of churches, please show a little respect for other people’s beliefs and usual practice would be greatly appreciated.