THE EDITOR, Sir:
IT SEEMS that more and more Jamaicans are using the pages of The Gleaner to call for changes at this time to restore Jamaica to peace, health, pride and prosperity. A 'Christmas breeze' of hope seems to 'deh blow', which just may portend a new spirit - and a better future - for our native land.
I frankly admit ... confess, that I had the chill of a thrill in reading Dr. Wendel Abel's column in The Gleaner of May 3, titled "Falling Fences and Filth Things will not change unless we change", in which he called for a rebirth of civic pride in Jamaica, and for the restoration of our once-beautiful City of Kingston to her former glory.
CALL FOR CHANGES
Kadene Porter, in her letter of the same date titled 'Stop using euphemisms', calls on us to face the problems of our society, squarely and courageously, instead of wrapping them in packages of fancy words so that they can be hidden and ignored. Those of us who remember our history will recall some other great Jamaicans who used to call for changes in the pages of The Gleaner.
What is wonderful is that, in reading The Gleaner each day, one gets the impression that, little by little, more and more, Jamaicans seem to be shaking off the malaise of decadence that has clouded and afflicted our island home for so long. There is the glimmer of a new dawn in the East. Jamaicans once again seem to have the vision to dream, the spirit to hope and the courage to call for change!
We should never underestimate the power of our dreams. They are the architects of our future accomplishments.
I am, etc.,
ANTHONY G. GUMBS
aggumbs@aol.com
Via Go-Jamaica
