Think on That

Many Guyanese live in a world of make-believe. We stand on the periphery of possibilities, daydreaming about what we will become while trying to ignore what we are.

Pages continue to be added to the book on ‘how to get away with murder in Guyana’.

If we never stand for anything, maggots will be burrowing into our flesh before we realize we should have lived.

The year 2021 has ended but the ending of a year does not signal the disappearance of the challenges we grappled with the previous 12 months.

Guyanese love Christmas. Christmas music is played as early as October and some people will ‘break up’ the house a month or more before they clean and decorate.

In our journey through life, we should be constantly building, activating, and delivering.

There are those of us who will never dance for our supper at the cost of our dignity.

Our homes should be safe havens. We should not fear that while we sleep the stillness of the night would be shattered by the noise of our doors being kicked in, and before us would be boys, some clothed as men, threatening us with guns or knives.

Three stories about the rape of children disturbed me recently. In one instance, it was reported that a 21-year-old man was remanded for the rape of a 12-year-old girl.

Many people engage in escapism. It is one of the coping mechanisms that has helped people to cope in this time of COVID-19.

Prison Escape Is Guyana a joke? Has the brain drain left us with impediments that manifest in insanity?

Fire prevention week was celebrated from October 5th to 11th. The theme was, “It’s better being safe with the Fire Prevention in place.”

We can never heal if we are dishonest about our history.

Are we unperturbed when we read headlines such as there being no word from the police concerning the probe of the killing of Orin Boston?

A Guyana Defence Force bus, or the ‘ormy bus’ as some have dubbed it, has been used in the rounding up of those who breach the COVID-19 curfew.

Our homes should be safe spaces. The walls should not only protect us from the weather or prying eyes, but from being harmed and killed by intruders.

Conflict brews when there are opposing sides in any society. The thread of conflict has weaved its way through time.

Are young people safe in Guyana? Are they protected? Names like Neesa Gopaul, Isaiah and Joel Henry, Haresh Singh and Shonette Dover are only a few of those who were not safe.

Being alive in 2021 is a test of strength and courage, but it is also a time of awakening.

There are influential members of society who will never condemn or advocate against sexual harassment and rape of women.