Dear Editor,
Time is important because, on this earth, nothing lasts forever.
Before January 11, 2024, I want every voter to think about and ask themselves this question: Am I voting for a person for all the right reasons?
Am I voting for a person because they are a family member or because they are popular?
A long time ago, I used to vote for people who had an education, telling myself that because they had an education, they were good candidates.
Sorry to say, having an education does not qualify you; it is only part of the qualification.
The most important things that embody a good leader are good moral character and lifestyle, but the cream of the crop that qualifies a person is sincerely good intent and willingness to sacrifice themself for the country.
That is the real qualification. Having an education is good for your personal development, but that does not make you good.
Doing good is a choice, even if it means sacrificing yourself, as Jesus did for us. I can prove I am correct; take the United States, Canada, Europe, China, and Australia. Look at their resume.
Most of the leaders in those countries have high qualifications but look at what they produce:
They enact wicked legislation protecting immorality and punish people who expose corruption.
They promote what God forbids and silence people who call them out for the insanity of the destruction they are doing to the human race.
They force men who say they are women (transgender) to compete against women but still claim they believe in women's rights.
Those policies create disastrous behaviors and destruction in the family. We are creating a nasty quality of life for humans, but then calling that nasty life a human right.
The point is this: those are people with evil intentions who are out to control you, and you should not be voting for them.
In St. Maarten’s case, I do not know if they will have debates. They should; a person’s world-view shows you how that person thinks and what to expect from him or her.
I know some poor people who did not have a chance to have an education (my loving mother). She sacrificed herself and worked 2 and 3 jobs to give us a better quality of life than she had.
That is a leader who sacrifices and does not think of himself or herself. People with that kind of good moral character are what we need to lead St. Maarten.
The formula for a truly good leader is GF+GC+GLS+E=GL (God first, good character, a good lifestyle, and education = a good leader).
Most of us will not have all four. But without number 1, which is GF (God first), the result is guaranteed destruction.
You might create wealth, but a nasty lifestyle and bad character will create criminality and destruction, which will cost the country money and lead back to poverty.
Conclusion: We need to find people who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the country and whose choice is to please the masses and create wealth, along with enacting the right legislation that produces wealth.
The Patriot Miguel Arrindell
