Dear Editor,

‘The price is right’ is one of the few American shows I watch. Whenever it comes on and I’m around I take delight in watching it. Apart from the entertainment and fun – stress relief – one becomes engrossed and involved in playing along with the various games that one has come to learn over time.

But there is another side to this show which captures my attention, and which we Guyanese should learn a lesson from. And that is the behaviour of everyone we see on this show, which attracts people of all races, shades of colour, religious beliefs, customs and nationalities.

They all seem to blend into one rainbow people, like a band of angels exuding the fullness of the human spirit. Just observe how excited they all are for each other, how lustily they applaud each other, the excitement with which they prompt each contestant, the wild hysterical screams for whoever it is to “come on down,” the joy and happiness whenever there is a winner; and the handshake, the hug and warm embrace by the loser for his/her opposite, the winner.

I have never, Mr Editor, seen a single foul reaction from anyone on that show towards another ever!

Win or lose, black or white! On that show the motto seems to be ‘One for all, all for one,’ a feeling of ecstasy for just having the opportunity to be on the show.

I think that there is indeed a lesson about that show that we need to duplicate, and which could serve us well if we earnestly try. There is no bad blood on ‘The price is right.’ No wonder it has been going on for a long time – some 40 years I think.

Yours faithfully,
Frank Fyffe