The medicine of love

THE EDITOR, Sir:

A LARGE number of Jamaicans seem to be suffering from a malady called hatred, which is the opposite of love. Hatred has many underlying causes and manifests itself in ugly and unpleasant ways. The good news is - there is a cure for this sickness. A dose of love, administered regularly, will do the trick. This medicine called love is truly amazing. Not only is it free, but there is a never-ending supply of it. It can be manufactured and administered by each and every one of us.

In giving love. we are rewarded by a feeling of satisfaction as the giver becomes a recipient and the recipient in turn becomes a giver. In other words, the divine law of sowing and reaping is set in motion.

We have serious and complex problems in Jamaica, the roots of which have gone deeper and deeper with each passing year. Many have tried and failed to make any major changes, and no wonder, we refuse to admit that we have all contributed to the problems. The solution is in our hands. When we all make a concentrated effort to put aside prejudice, untruthfulness, divisiveness, greed (the love of money, the root of all evil), selfishness, immorality in all its forms, lawlessness, disrespect, pride, and replace these with genuine love for each other, then we will begin to see a difference in our homes, businesses, communities and nation.

We could start this process by having a "Love Campaign" followed by a "Day of Love" to sensitise all of us. Some readers may think this is stupid or crazy and will question how this "love foolishness" is going to benefit our economy and provide jobs.

The answer is simple. When people become more considerate, kinder, gentler and civil, we will begin to see a decline in crime, violence, tourist harassment etc. This will pave the way for tourism to flourish and for investors to take a serious look at investing here.

I am, etc.,

FAY BANGERTER

Kingston

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