Dear Editor,
I write this letter with some trepidation. I’m extremely disappointed with the current government. I’m also discouraged by the situation in my homeland. I left the country just weeks before the May 2015 general election, and I returned just a few weeks ago.
Upon my return, the number one question most people asked me was, “What do you see?” The questioners wanted to know if I could see all the “changes” since the elections. Oftentimes, when I’m asked the question, I preface my answers by asking the questioners if they want the truth or they want me to tell them what they want to hear, because I know they don’t want to hear the truth . Most of them tell me that they want to hear the truth, even though I tell them that they can’t handle it.
What do I see? I see clean streets, good drainage and no garbage, and I am happy to see the clean-up. On the other hand, I see some political leaders and parties with blemished hearts, hands and minds. I see BK being selected as a government adviser.
I see the country changing only on the outside but little on the inside. But what good is it if you change the outside but not the inside? What good is it if you have a clean house on the outside and it’s dirty on the inside? What good is it if you have a clean house but no food to eat? What good is it if you have a new government with the same flawed hearts? I see clean trenches and yet I see children going to school hungry. I see the secrets of the current regime being revealed in the press. I see the end of an era. I see a prideful and arrogant government.
I see many people in pain and suffering. I see many of them disappointed with the new government and the loss of hope for their children’s future. I see the pain and suffering leading to discouragement. I see a new government with a hardened heart like its predecessor.
No one wants to hear gloom and doom. People want to hear about hope, change, clean streets, new roads, and new leadership. People don’t want to hear the negative things, only the positive. But it doesn’t take a prophet to see the heart of the issues of the land. Anybody who wants to hear the truth about the future of the country and is willing to pay attention to the issues will agree that we are seeing the trend. I strongly suggest that instead of celebrating the 50th anniversary of independence, the people should mourn because of fifty wasted years.
Yours faithfully,
Anthony Pantlitz
