One People, One Nation, One Destiny

Jan 07, 2024 Letters

Dear Editor,

As I ponder what our National Motto: One People, One Nation, One Destiny means I also wonder about the inspired soul who came up with our National Motto. This inspired soul clearly saw the need to unite our people, the people of Guyana, to forge a Guyanese Nation.

ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE DESTINY…what does it mean?

One People: We are a people of six races, and we identify as such. I, myself, identify as an Indo Guyanese. But as time goes by, my National Identity (Guyanese) is taking precedence over being Indo Guyanese. Such a shift happened earlier for many people, and I applaud them. This is not to say that I am not Indo Guyanese, but rather to say that I am starting to truly believe in the Guyanese Nation.

One Nation: A Nation is a group of people/s. Can we truly be One Nation having been brought together from various parts of the world? The Americans (although not perfect) did it; they forge a nation after fighting a bitter Civil War. The potential is there for us to be One Nation. It seems as in times of crisis that we can come together and be United as One Nation. Could this Unity continue in times of no national crisis?

One Destiny: As a group of people/s brought together into One Nation, we share a common destiny. Yes, at times, we all get despondent and question if we do indeed have a shared destiny. An analogy would be thought of our country as a small boat. IF everyone rows in the same direction, we can make rapid progress as we would be not working against each other’s effort. We can indeed work together for our shared destiny.

ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE DESTINY…what does it mean to you?

Sincerely,

Sean Ori

Guyanese, Indo, Nation, National Motto, Sean Ori

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