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Old story from Wakenaam Island for our politicians’ benefit

Aug 03, 2017 Letters

Dear Editor,
As a little boy growing up in the island of Wakenaam, I often listen to the gaff of my late nana (grandfather) and his friend the late David of Great Troolie Island while they drank a cut down or a flat Russian Bear rum, rolling and smoking their capstan cigarettes in the late 50’s. One of their “nancy stories” stuck with me forever, here is it.
Two brothers received a Dutchead cheese as a Christmas gift from their employer; they faced a dilemma of cutting it so each brother gets an equal share. Not trusting each other to make a fair cut, they invited their neighbour to cut the cheese. The neighbour first cut was unequal, he assured them that he will make it right by slicing a small piece of the bigger piece to make two equals and he will take the small slice for his work. The brothers agreed, the second cut result in another unequal share; again the neighbour assured the brothers he will get it right by another slice that he will take for his work. However, the result was once again two unequal shares that cause the brothers to start arguing, accusing one another of distrust and bringing an outsider who was benefitting more than the brothers are. They started fighting and as they were fighting, the neighbour took home more than half of the cheese.
This story I remember daily as I read the online Guyana newspapers and social media from my home in NY where I am residing for several years. It appears as though the Guyana brothers and sister namely APNU and PPP membership and supporters both local and in the Diaspora are fighting for equal share of the cheese while the neighbours are slicing and taking the cheese away. In the case of Guyana, the neighbours are Trinidadians, Surinamese, Brazilians, Indians, Chinese and soon ExxonMobil.
Those two departed souls who were friends of different race (Indian and Afro) lived as if they were brothers thought me a lifelong lesson. Yes as I became an adult I realized that story was a lesson meant for my elder brother and I. We were about six and four years old. I hope the little story above will be a revelation for my fellow compatriots, but my hopes are not high.
Hemwant Persaud

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