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Jun 10, 2014 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
Because of the present state of affairs in our country there seems to be among our citizenry a pervading atmosphere of depression and lack of hope in the future of our country, evoking the feeling that we are doomed to a bleak destiny, at least in the next few years.
Some of the causes of these feelings of gloom and despair are real.  The over-riding political situation, in which there is every prospect that the opposition means to carry on the same campaign to hamper the work of the government in power, is not being helped by the apparent inability or unwillingness of the present administration to do their part to work out compromises so as to advance our development.
Apart from these there are the sporadic acts of banditry and killing that keep us on our toes, with the expectation now a matter of habit among most of our people that we ourselves may be the next victim.
Added to this are the offerings of the prophets of doom who have invaded our letter columns, along with some of the regular columnists, who seem to be forever stressing on the dark side of our situation, and unable to offer any solution by which we can at least adopt the proper frame of mind to deal with it.  I am disappointed at the feature writers who profess to be offering objective analyses when these are more often than not skewed and biased, and clearly reflecting the columnists’ personal grievances and political preferences.
It is a fact that banditry, rape, official corruption, drug trafficking and all manner of criminal activities are perpetrated in our country, but this is so in every other country in the world.  In fact, it can be proven that countries in our own Caribbean, and even the United States, where policemen have all sorts of equipment and enjoy superb work conditions, the crime rate in every aspect is proportionately higher than our little Guyana.
Because of its comparative smallness and the tradition of our media towards sensationalism, it does appear that we are overrun by criminals, which is far from the truth.  It only takes ten criminals to indulge in illicit activities to hit the headlines and create this type of atmosphere.  This means that, for every criminal, we have tens of thousands of good people who are ready and able to keep the flag of goodness and decency flying over our land.
The reality is that we are still living in a wonderful and beautiful country.  The often-touted potential of our vast land is nevertheless a fact, meaning that we can be assured of unlimited resources yet to be developed to bring prosperity to our people.  Our people are known to be hard-working, as can be proven when we get the opportunity to do our thing among overseas workers.  We are still steeped in the principles of the various religions which were practised by our forefathers, and which we hope will eventually win out over the materialism and lack of moral direction which have invaded our culture, because of the brand of politics under which we have been ruled since Independence.
Fellow Guyanese, our day will come.  It is said that behind every cloud there is a silver lining, which will reveal a sun of hope and glory to our people.  It is also said that before every calm there is a storm.  We are now passing through the storm, and our calm is yet to be.  Let us have faith in ourselves, and in one another.  Let us believe that the problems and the labours which we have experienced will be amply rewarded, in good time and in good measure.
Let us take time amid the gloom and prospect of doom to smell the flowers, and really believe that the best times are yet to come if we follow the dictates of our conscience, keep on the right track in all aspects of our lives, and try to do our part to improve any situation we encounter which is hampering our progress as a nation.
Roy Paul

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