THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Posted by randallbutisingh on April 25, 2008
ONLY A BREATHING SPACE
Article written when the Venezuelan Government made its preposterous claim to the whole of the Essequebo county, in Guyana.
It is to be regretted that a final settlement concerning the Venezuelan claim to two-thirds of Guyana’s soil could not have been made. As the situation is at present, our delegation to the Geneva conference has only achieved a breathing space, after which we are likely to be faced with another preposterous claim by our neighbour.
The anticipation of this possibility by loyal and responsible Guyanese will surely cause some uneasiness.. It is sad that at this stage of the human race when education and the achievements in science are removing geographical and cultural barriers, short sighted nations should try to extent territory. Mankind is one and indivisible and prosperity is not to be found in national surfeiting, but in the use of all the resources of the world for the whole human race.
It seems, however, that man’s political advancement has not kept pace with his remarkable scientific mind. He has failed so far in his quest for a happy and peaceful coexistence simply because his politics lags behind his scientific progress.
Let us hope that our neighbour will realize the vanity and futility of their aspiration, and try to achieve, instead, peaceful coexistence. And let us also hope that this momentous matter will help to weld Guyanese of every ethnic group into a united nation, using our own mistakes of the past as lessons for tolerance, goodwill and harmony among ourselves.
— Randall Butisingh
