Racism is demonic, dividers and haters should have no place in this society

Nov 07, 2021 Letters

Dear Editor,

Kaieteur News – Please allow me space in your newspaper to express my honest view, that racism is demonic. Suffice to say, those who practice and/or support it are an integral part of the devil’s machinery. My definition for those involved in this demonic process is simply haters of mankind and enemies of the cross. Just a reminder, the devil serves the major purposes of stealing, killing and destroying.
On Sunday October 31, 2021, I was relaxing in my home, and it was a great blessing when I saw four or five lovely Guyanese women of Indian descent worshiping on television. It was indeed a blessing to me. They were worshiping Almighty God. I immediately asked myself this question, “Who am I or anybody to hate God’s creation?” I cannot resist recalling the act by the late Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham and Cheddi Jagan on May 26, 1966. Both of these gentlemen got up from their respective seats and embraced each other, as the Union Jack was taken down and the flag of Guyana went up. What a glorious moment and what a glorious sight. Their action was further supplemented by one verse in our national anthem, which made reference to, “ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE DESTINY”.
As a youngster at the time, I thought that this was the end of colonisation and the beginning unification. I was deceived. Every Guyanese has the responsibility to re-examine the definition and responsibility of the nationality we should proudly carry on our forehead, irrespective to whether we reside in or out of Guyana. We should not listen to those who are bent on dividing us, irrespective of who they are, what they claim to be, or what they look like. Division of a people is not of God, it is demonic. The yoke of racism has taken dramatic toll on this nation. Guyanese destroying each other because of what we look like is destroying ourselves. The authors of racism will pay an expensive and abnormal price. It is difficult to have a conversation at any level in Guyana without the demon of racism lifting its head.
I would like to ask every Guyanese this simple but yet extremely difficult question. “WHO ARE WE TO HATE WHAT GOD HAS MADE IN HIS OWN LIKENESS AND IMAGE?” A racist is a murderer, a thief, a hater of humanity and a lunatic in the right sense. I was asking this question recently to a small gathering, ‘How can we eliminate this deadly dragon from our midst’. I find the response of a 12-year-old boy (mixed descent) amazing but serious. He looked at me sheepishly, then in a quiet and sad tone he dropped a bomb shell, ‘There is nothing wrong hating wrongdoings, but we should never hate each other’. He then asked me if I agreed with him. I was taken aback by his response and fumbled for words. He stared at me with an extraordinary intensity and expectation. He became impatient then blew it out: ‘WHY OLDER PEOPLE ARE MAKING IT SO DIFFICULT FOR US, THE YOUNG GUYANESE GENERATION?’ This was a confirmation that the Holy Bible is not a fable, “WHAT IS NOT REVEALED ONTO THE WISE AND PRUDENT SHALL BE REVEALED UNTO BABES AND SUCKLINGS.”
Politicians in Guyana are a special and unique breed of creatures. They are experts in playing the race game to fortify themselves. However, in so doing they are actually placing a rope around their own necks. They all will be answerable to the Father in Heaven. Exploiting our God-given natural resources to improve the lives of all Guyanese should be the primary objective of all those who have political aspirations. However, this is not the case. I will close at this point by saying to every young Guyanese (Amerindian, Portuguese, Chinese, Indo Guyanese, Afro Guyanese and Mixed Guyanese) to chart a new course, which leads to an appreciation/love and equal opportunities for all and a common sense of belonging and oneness.
Where are we going as a nation? I hope the answer is not to HELL. May God bless, Beautiful Guyana.

Respectfully,
Hector Lambert

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