When will the change begin?

Dear Editor,

"Nobody did anything because everyone was waiting on somebody to do something."

"He said that she said that..."

"If he does not, then why should I?"

I wonder if slavery would ever have come to an end with the kind of mindset from which these statements come and is prevalent in this generation of youngsters.

Imagine Nanny, Paul Bogle, George Williams Gordon, Marcus Garvey, Sir Alexander Bustamante, Norman Washington Manley, and Samuel Sharpe all waiting on someone else to push for freedom. They took the bull by the horns and today we are able to educate ourselves, vote and freely live the life we want to live.

It is time we realise that change does not come on a whim. It takes effort. It is time we see the future for what we hope we had today, and begin the initiate the changes that will bring that future to reality. Stop waiting on someone else. We all must look more at what we can and need to do and just do it.

Be the change you would like to see. Like the three musketteers, "All for one and one for all."

Just as our heros fought for our freedom let us begin the fight for a better Jamaica. We can and we must.

Christine Barrett

christinebaret@yahoo.com

When will the change begin?

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