The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke.

Sometimes we each have to be the one, even if it’s a little embarrassing to prevent something more embarrassing or even dangerous from happening.

We can all tell stories of families and or friends who were lured into adverse situations. We see the warning signs. We even mention it to our other friends. But in the end, we regret that we didn’t say something to the one teetering on the edge of the cliff, or about to step blindly into quick sand. We just say or do nothing. We visit them in the hospitals and in prison. Worse we cry at their funerals. We saw it about to happen, but said or did nothing.

It’s always easier to do nothing in a difficult time, but it’s not why we are here. It’s our duty one human being to another to look out for each other. God looks for people who will take the initiative, speak truth in hard places, say the last painful ouch that needs to be said, and cut the tragedy off at the pass before its out of reach.

Didn’t mean to bring it into the melee but it’s the buzz in the community. Dorian has brought to the surface a great divide that has been simmering for decades. Families and friends, church members are at crossroads over the migrants concern. I believe, no I know that the church is doing a yeoman’s job in taking care of the poor and needy. The church is the sole benefactor to a lot of its members and the wider community. Sadly I might have missed it but I don’t hear or see the majority of church leaders on the same platform addressing this boil that if left to fester will cause mayhem in the country. That’s not to say they are not saying anything, they’re just not saying it in one voice and loud enough. This chasm that has been created since Dorian is beginning to take its toll on society. Families, friends and neighbours’ relationships strained and unless addressed quickly by all of our leaders we are in for a long hall.

Recently I have come under verbal attack. Darts are being hurled my way and knives plunged into my back (Et Tu, Brute?) for what I believe is the Christian thing to do but I remain resolute in my beliefs. It’s all right I understand.

ANTHONY PRATT

Nassau,

October 19, 2019.