Dear Editor,
It is difficult to restrain oneself from expressing sympathy for the fundamental spiritual discomfort as portrayed in Lisa Budhu’s letter in SN of April 04, 2021 about the debilitating living conditions in the Black Bush Polder community.
One was forced to wonder about how many there are today who recall that newly created community through which I motored in the 1970s. I felt proud travelling from the city to ‘show off’ to my overseas guests the impeccably constructed roadways that serviced a thriving community of well-arranged housing areas, schools and hospital; amid flourishing farmlands.
The satisfaction experienced by each batch of visitors continued to excite me to repeat those journeys.
Unfortunately the subsequent deterioration discouraged any further visits, much to my frustration to this day.
I now better understand from Lisa Budhu how much the collective aspirations for productive lives have been demotivated. She and colleague residents deserve our moral support, at the very least.
The more practical restoration is the responsibility of the relevant decision-makers, who in the process must understand the critical restoration of lives who need self-respect.
Yours faithfully,
E.B. John
