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Public service is one of the greatest honours in man’s earthly life

Jun 27, 2015 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
The deep-founded faith in our national motto ‘One People, One Nation, One Destiny’ rests in the universal application of a core belief system. It is a belief that all must be held to the same standards and play by the same rules. This translates to our required cooperation in ensuring established institutions are working for all and not some.
Where our laws reject certain behaviours and require of us application of certain procedures, together we can achieve when these standards and rules are applied to and for all.
Public service is one of the greatest honours in man’s earthly life. When this honour is bestowed, it requires doing honour to the people’s honour by playing by the rules and adhering to the standards set by the people. It is betrayal of the people’s trust when honour is seen as an entitlement to operate as a law unto self. Simply put, you cannot do as you want when you are being paid by the people to work for the people, based on the rules established by the people.
The revelations of corrupt practices though these come as no surprise, followed by diverse condemnations and calls to apply the rule of law to address these misconducts, are reminders that the hope, dream and aspiration to be ‘One People, One Nation, One Destiny’ are in our hands to mould.
We are reminded in widespread condemnations to unfolding revelations that corruption (white collar crime) like blue collar crime, is not the domain of any group (race, class, religion etc). The evidence further anchors the foundation of what this beautiful land and her diverse people can together achieve when we cooperate for Guyana and resolve to fight together. It confirms a core belief that we can do it right together. Onward, upward, may we ever grow!
K. Sharma Solomon

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