A renewed examination of our individual actions is necessary

Nov 04, 2014 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
It must now be absolutely clear that as long as the various essential forces in Guyana carry on their relentless attacks on one another our country will make no further progress, and in effect will only go backwards in all aspects of our existence.
This is further compounded as each of these “antagonists” try to nullify the efforts of one another in whatever area they operate. With the government and opposition being about even in the support they command, then a simple application of arithmetic will show why we are making zero progress. It is most unfortunate that legislators who occupy the non-government benches in our Parliament have been deemed the “Opposition”, making them naturally believe that all they are obligated to do is to oppose the government.
What is most devastating is that recently personality clashes have entered this arena, and this must certainly have a destructive effect on their individual endeavours in performing their respective functions. The resources they expend to defend themselves and counter-attack, as well as the traumatic experiences they have to bear, must be having serious consequences by lessening the energies and other resources that they have available to serve in their respective areas.
In my letter last week I sought to make it clear that we all have an obligation to cooperate to build our country, as well as acquire the means we need to utilise to effect this. While we need to be vigilant and ensure that others do their duty, we have to remind ourselves that we must always be constructive, and make positive efforts in a cooperative spirit to address the problems that crop up. None of us is the holder of the whole truth, none of us is all bad or all good, and any drive towards improvement will not succeed unless it includes this spirit of togetherness.
On a personal level, every problem that arises is a challenge for each of us to surmount our differences and break down the barriers between us and work together to solve it. Whenever we use these instances as a means of bringing down one another, we are not fulfilling our sacred obligations. Also, whenever we fail in this effort to arrive at a result acceptable to all, we must refrain from casting stones at one another and view it as a personal and collective failure, and be prepared to examine ourselves and use the resources at our disposal to work towards a solution. It is clear that most of those involved in the various aspects of our existence are failing in these as we grow further and further apart and become more and more antagonistic and fragmented.
I therefore call for a renewed examination of our individual actions and a revival of the spirit of patriotism and cooperation, which I see as the only path to our survival as a stable and progressive nation.
Roy Paul

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