Dear Editor,
Another year is over. I realize that my views about the future of Guyana are in the minority. Some people, including my wife, tells me that I’m too negative, pessimistic. As the country comes to the end of another year, my views hasn’t changed. I am not optimistic about this country’s future. What made me even less optimistic about this country’s future is a conversation that I had recently with a wealthy businessman. I was very surprised that that this businessman wasn’t optimistic about this country’s future, either. Before talking with him, I always assumed that the wealthy people in this country have it made. They are the only people who are enjoying the good life. They are financially secure. They are living at the highest social and economic standards. By this I mean that they are living in a poor country but they are not subjected to the poor quality of living.
So Editor, when the businessman told me that he doesn’t see a great future for Guyana, I was shocked. All of my poor and wealthy friends in this country sees the country having a bright future. Why doesn’t he sees it? Why doesn’t he see a bright future for this country? He doesn’t believe that our leaders in both parties can make the country better. Because the businessman doesn’t see a bright future for this country, he’ll be leaving in two years. His entire family have already migrated. Editor, how can this man, who is living at the highest level of the social and economic ladder in this country, planning to migrate? I thought only people who can’t do better migrates. Editor, I’ve lived inside and outside of Guyana and currently living in Guyana. All of my life, I never had hope for this country getting better. I don’t know why I am one of a few people who are able to see this. So Editor, when this businessman told me that he had lost hope in this country, I felt vindicated. I wasn’t the only one who had lost hope for a bright future for Guyana.
Sincerely,
Anthony Pantlitz
