Dear Editor,
In building a brighter Jamaica to showcase all the beauty we have, getting it right in 2016 should be our priority. Owing to the fact that our glow and fame on the international scene has been constantly overshadowed by the daily reports of barbarism, cronyism, scandals, and mayhem, hence there is work to be done.
Therefore, I urge us to plant seeds that will produce worthwhile trees whose fruits must be of such a quality that they can be enjoyed not only by the planter, but all those whom he comes in contact.
Engender an atmosphere like never before, and tell yourself that this is the year, my time to shine. So I will do my best, and if I should fail I will try again. If I should fall, I will stand again, because I have goals and nothing will prevent me from reaching them. Grab hold of your present and begin to carve into it the future you envision for yourself, your family, and country. Believe in community, one hand cannot clap, neither can one head be better than two.
Dismantle the army of ‘disses’, those traits that hold us back as a nation, such as disrespectfulness, disloyalty, dishonesty, disinterestedness, distasteful behaviour, discord, and disaffection. Implement more of what keeps us together like bipartisan approaches, bilateral agreements and communal events to uplift, edify and inspire. Cut down and wipe out all edifices which glorify laziness, crude behavior, idleness, divisions, looseness, lewdness, cunningness, and evil.
Try not to get mired down by the past, it is what it is and you would have lived it, learned from it, and now you should use it in order to advance. Remember you can help someone. Be not daunted by your current situation is will not last forever. Whatever your station is in life, there are always those who will be better off and worst off than yourself. Identify someone worst off who you can help, and bring some new meaning to their life. Inspire them to dream if only for once.
Find the true meaning of life and be guided by its precepts. Aid in the development of this beautiful country by getting it right for the year 2016.
Joseph Edwards
seraphins_arch@yahoo.com
In building a brighter Jamaica to showcase all the beauty we have, getting it right in 2016 should be our priority. Owing to the fact that our glow and fame on the international scene has been constantly overshadowed by the daily reports of barbarism, cronyism, scandals, and mayhem, hence there is work to be done.
Therefore, I urge us to plant seeds that will produce worthwhile trees whose fruits must be of such a quality that they can be enjoyed not only by the planter, but all those whom he comes in contact.
Engender an atmosphere like never before, and tell yourself that this is the year, my time to shine. So I will do my best, and if I should fail I will try again. If I should fall, I will stand again, because I have goals and nothing will prevent me from reaching them. Grab hold of your present and begin to carve into it the future you envision for yourself, your family, and country. Believe in community, one hand cannot clap, neither can one head be better than two.
Dismantle the army of ‘disses’, those traits that hold us back as a nation, such as disrespectfulness, disloyalty, dishonesty, disinterestedness, distasteful behaviour, discord, and disaffection. Implement more of what keeps us together like bipartisan approaches, bilateral agreements and communal events to uplift, edify and inspire. Cut down and wipe out all edifices which glorify laziness, crude behavior, idleness, divisions, looseness, lewdness, cunningness, and evil.
Try not to get mired down by the past, it is what it is and you would have lived it, learned from it, and now you should use it in order to advance. Remember you can help someone. Be not daunted by your current situation is will not last forever. Whatever your station is in life, there are always those who will be better off and worst off than yourself. Identify someone worst off who you can help, and bring some new meaning to their life. Inspire them to dream if only for once.
Find the true meaning of life and be guided by its precepts. Aid in the development of this beautiful country by getting it right for the year 2016.
Joseph Edwards
seraphins_arch@yahoo.com