The people want no more of this endless dirty game

Jul 10, 2011 Letters

Dear Editor,
Guyana, a beautiful country, nestled in the South American continent, a country rich in its natural resources, its legend and culture, blessed but cursed. The truth once hidden now stands in all its nakedness and a nation waits and hopes for a true leader, a better tomorrow.
As election draws closer, the verbal swords have been unsheathed, sharp and vicious, words penned, poisonous and vindictive, resurrecting the past, imposing cruel judgement on the present, as aspiring leaders carve paths for a foothold on the electoral platform.
A verdict, though, would find the past and present governments guilty of wrongs and atrocities inflicted on the nation over the decades. In truth, to curse the past and condemn the present would make no one a winner, for a tried and tired nation has come a long way from colonial rule, a dictatorship era and now a government that has flattered, in many ways to deceive, and the people want no more of this endless dirty game. A time for a real change is overdue with sincere and honest leadership, men and women with staunch credibility, efficiency and profound knowledge to exercise the portfolio of the office they hold, who can be emulated as role models and not the ‘’Angels in the day, Devils in the Night”, many who today walk the corridors of power.
Let history stay undisturbed and a true leader forge ahead and fashion, with all that’s good from the present, a new outlook with true promises, real long term visions, commitment and dedication to pave the way for a bright prosperous future for the people.
Politicians do not cry, it’s the common man, the ordinary working class who do; the people who speak from their hearts with real grievances and despairs, tears, frustrations and disappointments; the people who care not for the elites and intellectuals whose verbal and written conflicts they can hardly understand nor the politicians who just shine some lights on their problems and needs and make hollow promises.
They want a leader with genuine interest who can listen with his/her heart, who is willing to take a walk into their lives in the canefields and farms, on the high seas, on the construction sites, in the markets, to fully understand and address their concerns; to reach out a strong helping hand to the struggling single mothers and throw open the door of true justice for the abused women.
Rich or poor, every citizen’s heart beats with the same life, for every drop of tears, or the sound of laughter, the feelings of desires and comfort, separated only by class and status.
The strong shoulders of the common working class, through blood, sweat and tears, carries a nation to glory, so their worth and value needs to be better recognized.
We need a leader who possesses the attributes of courage, charisma and sincerity, whose character is dynamic and inspirational, not tainted with the ills of the past, nor obsessed with the riches of the present, who is humble and can cross bridges to reach his/her people, bringing the visions of a future portrayed to life for a nation, so the riches of the land stays not only in the mansions and playgrounds of the elites but in the villages, towns and humble homes of the common working class people.
A leader the nation awaits.
M.SINGH

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