Dear Editor,
If our leaders, political, religious and community cannot develop the culture to sit and talk things through, we will certainly be on that prophetic path of self-destruction.
To argue about a man-made Constitution and who or who is not in breach of it, is a frustrating, time wasting exercise.
The Laws handed down to us as contained in the Holy Scriptures, (in alphabetical order), whether it be Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism or Judaism and the other principles offer good moral guidance how to live our lives and to threat with those we associate and live with.
A difficulty we face is when senior functionaries do not believe in any of the holy texts.
This obsession of daily carrying on a propaganda campaign will not help us.
I wonder if our Leaders realize this?
If we present to the outside world, investors, business people and potential immigrants, a solid united front or my preference, a National Front, they will know that there is little they can get away with.
In this way, we can easily secure a prosperous green economy, so that every family, every community can enjoy the basic comforts of life, free education, a high level of health service, and advances in music, sports and culture generally.
Last Sunday evening I attended the Annual Music Teachers in Concert and was impressed by performances of our young people, and in particular, bands from Berbice and Demerara, where the Government was able to train young persons to play musical instruments; an opportunity, that this moment, ordinary boys and girls could not have had.
And speaking with a representative of Social Cohesion, Mr. Tyndall, in the presence of Mr. David Dewar, I expressed some concern that such forward steps are not in the public domain.
I did not see a battery of media personnel to cover this event. But I suppose, if there is a murder or the fulminations of some political figure or the statements of some modern day iconoclast, there would have been media coverage.
I can only plead with our Leaders. If they are really interested in Guyana and the succeeding generations, to put an end to this blame ‘the other man’ culture so that the blood, sweat and humiliation of our slave ancestors would not have been shed in vain.
So that the indignities and sacrifices made by the indentured labourers would be fully vindicated.
The words of Billy Pilgrim, as I end on this note of optimism, ‘Can we do it? Yes we can!’
Yours faithfully,
Hamilton Green
