Dear Editor,
There is a saying in Dutch “Waar er gehakt wordt vallen spaanders” (You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs).
I do not know whether I have ever met the young lady, but I have the feeling that Minister Gordon-Carty is someone who has lived seeing that not much or no effort was put into putting St. Maarteners first in St. Maarten. Now that the Minister is in a position to right the ship, why not cooperate with her.
Where is it written that St. Maarten has to take care of the world? Why did we have to reach a consensus for liquidity support, because we have so much?
There’s another thing my father taught me. He said: “For you to be able to take care of other people you yourself have to be good.” So what about putting politics aside and putting heads together and form a consensus for the Minister to achieve the gold for her people, the same people that put their votes together to get you MPs [Members of Parliament – Ed.] where you are. You have to be constantly aware there is no nine and six or 10 and five, there are 15 trying to do what is best for St. Maarten.
By the way, if nothing is done to be able to compile statistics, how can you have statistics? Is this the way one would like to be independent when one does not even know how to go about knowing one’s worth? More than eight years to find out whether your crime rate is increasing or decreasing. Who is sticking it to whom? At least Minister Gordon-Carty is showing that she has a sense of direction, what are the rest doing? And who are they doing it for?
I do not always have to be right or perfect for others to be inspired by what I do, as long as they feel good and are motivated by the way I handle the little that I have.
This did not come from me, but someone asked me if there is much difference between euthanasia and starving to death. I did not and still do not know where they were coming from, I am eagerly awaiting an acceptable explanation.
Russell A. Simmons
