Richest black Christian nation

THIS is in regards to the phrase “Richest black Christian nation”.
While it remains obvious that we are all relieved with the recent change in government, our leaders must still not get carried away, through their use of words, which might mean one thing for us locally, but paint a totally different picture to the rest of the world.
We can agree that one cannot make progress without having a vision first.
However, after translating those goals into words, it must appear fair and inclusive, since it concerns national development and not a personal matter.
Features like race and religion are definitely personally, and should remain as such.
They should not dictate or impose on our survival.
Everything hinges on the principle of give and take.
Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Buddhist, Jews or any others, continuously interaction with each other to balance the world’s supply and demand scale.
That’s the big picture we must all absorb.
No man is an island.
Just take a look at all the possessions in and around your house, and trace their origin.
See what I mean?
The world is intricately linked in more than one way.
Of course we must love and protect our country, however, we must also survive first.
One cannot do anything if they are dead, physically or economically.
When an excessively unhealthy zeal is placed on patriotism, it gradually leads to racism, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
We have to be sensitive about such subtleties, because it’s a global issue. I mean, we don’t even hear America openly boast as the richest white nation.
Or we don’t hear China boast as the richest asian nation either, which they both truly are.
Why are we always so obsessively fussy about race and religion?
We are supposed to learn from these elite nations, instead of hastily rebranding ourselves every now and then with impudent bluffs.
Even when we only had the label “christian country”, we still remained poor.
So by appending “richest black” to it will still not do us any good.
Their ambiguous nature will only stir reclusion and stifle relationships.
It’s about time we apply precision and refocus our attention to the big picture.
Our breakthrough is locked within the Muslims, the Hindus, the Buddhists, the Jews, the Tritheists, the atheists, the blacks, the browns, the whites, the yellows and everyone else we can interact with, in mutually beneficial engagements.
These people have the expertise, the experience and the strategies we need, to advance.
That’s our way forward.
We have to erase all hints of segregation, and really promote monism, so our partners can feel included in this journey we are embarking on.
Hopefully, such vehement feedbacks are taken into consideration, so that the messages publicised by our politicians sound more realistic, considerate and promote inclusiveness, as we approach Sept 16, and onwards into the 2020s.

Jimmy Cuthberth