All of us should have been living the good life

Feb 05, 2020 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

The binary challenge of the dimensionality of place and consciousness often influences the application of ethical principles. The moral challenge of truthfulness affects us all in our daily lives. The imperatives of “not to lie” and “do unto others as we want to be done to us” are strong inputs to how we act. In our small nation-state, we have a culture of compassion and love. Although there are events that cause us to question this, we still maintain the peace and tranquility that we share with our family, friends, and community. Guyana has many social and economic challenges. However, we carry on with our daily lives and religiously hope for better.
Like ordinary folks, this hope is placed on our elected officials. We expect them to carry on with the mandate of strategically leading our nation. Their strategic decisions must consider our social and economic wellbeing. We must also consider the wellbeing of others across the various regions. In recent times, we have observed the challenges of miners, nurses, rice farmers, sugar workers, teachers, among others. These challenges are direct results of globally shaping events that ripple the world economy and impact our internal value chains. Since most of us are occupied with our personal and family lives, these activities may not mean much. This is particularly true if we are not directly involved with or depend on those sectors.
There is no right or wrong way to think about the economic wellbeing of others especially when we are comfortable. We may be enjoying the good life that we work to achieve. This life is often predicated on the stability of our employers and business. In this case, the stability is maintained by the prudent management and strategic decision-making abilities of our managers. Like our political leaders, we expect them to help the organization achieve superior efficiency, quality, innovation, and responsiveness to existing and forecasted challenges. The inability to do this would result in a direct and negative impact on our financial freedom. Our good life can suddenly be impacted by mismanagement. If we reflect on the current challenges, thousands of our countrymen are impacted by poor management, ineffective strategies, unethical behaviour, and the lack of integrity.
All of us should have been living the good life. This was a promise. The reality is that thousands of Guyanese are experiencing untold hardships. The current “lived experience” influences our knowledge and understanding of those who lead our nation. It also influences those who keep the “checks and balances.”
The lack of morality forced the expression of moral judgment and ethical principles – as expressed in the no-confidence vote. A group of our leaders, particularly one, rejected the conformity to this new norm. He signaled the moral sentiment and corrected the leadership dilemma. Although he competed with the values of “individual versus community,” the words “action thy duty, reward not thy concern” were his imperatives.
These imperatives hold firm to the famous vote in our national assembly. The biases against others and poor strategic decision-making cause our government to follow heuristics that fail to make sense. The failures create events and narratives about the people of Guyana that are reminiscent of decades past. The personal codes that we have developed – consciousness, compassion, empathy, love, and peace – shall also be the imperatives that help us to reconcile the cross-pressures of conflicting accountabilities. As we explore our lived experiences and those of others, let’s consider the following: How would I want to be treated in tough circumstances? As we consider the views of others. Let us consider: “everybody else does it,” “that’s the way they do it at,” and “that’s the way it has always been done.”

Thank you,
Dustin Fraser

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