We need Day of National Unity

THE EDITOR: The future of our nation is determined by its present state. When fruits begin to spoil we can only expect them to rot afterwards. If one brick of a structure is removed, then the entire structure can be threatened. As time progresses, there has been increased polarisation of our people.

Visible lines of demarcation have been constantly drawn between persons of one ethnic group and another. Many spiritually inclined persons are perhaps weeping over this distasteful situation. They may be wondering whether the tears of the Great Father of Creation may one day fall upon his children and wash them away from earthly existence.
We must be reminded that as human beings and children of a Divine Father, we are all inter-connected in one way or another. Those connections that emanate from the Supreme Being are the ones that must bind us together. Those sacred strings must vibrate with the divine messages of love, peace, understanding, cooperation and tolerance for one another.

History reminds us that Satan, the puppet master of hell, torture, crime, pain and destruction, has always been set to separate the people of God by various forms and fashions. In Trinidad and Tobago and throughout the Caribbean, he has always been the architect of verbal abuse, criminal activities and a never-ending list of negativities.
The deceiver of mankind has been sowing the seeds for human separation by way of ethnic hatred. Unfortunately, an alarming proportion of our population has been blind to this. They are allowing themselves to be ever nurtured by the murky milk of the “Sanguineous One.”

Some persons are presently living in fear that all hell may one day break loose in some part of the Caribbean. A day for national unity needs to be urgently observed in Trinidad and Tobago. On this auspicious day, services can be held in all churches, temples and mosques.
Special programmes on love and racial unity can be held at schools. Children could be encouraged to create poems and compose essays on themes associated with the love for humanity. Radio and television stations can have special programmes that deal with patriotism and togetherness. Sayings of great souls such as Martin Luther, Mahatma Gandhi, Jesus Christ and the prophet Mohammed can be read. Walkabouts can be organised by religious groups. Persons can display slogans such ads as “an end to racism” and “we are the world.”

People in TT need to remove the scales that blind them to the reality that God the Father is the Supreme Father of all humanity. I strongly suggest that a day for racial unity and love must be organised for the well being of present and future lives of our nation. I rest my case with the hope that those who read this letter may seriously consider its contents and act favourably in the interest of all Trinbagonians.

LINDSEY  L  RAMPERSAD
Tacarigua