Mai'khi C'Nia
NOW IT came to pass that Jamdowners were in a tailspin for much was not kosher in their national life and between their politics, their economics, and their ethics, they were sipping a cocktail of woes, and to top it all off, the land was invaded by merchants from the Orient. Yea in every nook and cranny of the rock there was a thriving distribution establishment having Chinese proprietorship, and many Jamdowners were not of good cheer because of it.
Hear oh Jamdown, for thou art cemented in lethargy, and whilst thou reclined on thy posterior and complained that, "nutten nah gwaan," the Chinese came, saw and instituted a network. For the Chinese are in brotherhood, and they reinforce one another, holding much consideration for members of their household, and that of their brethren at the other wholesale down the street.
Verily I say unto ye, this concept of the closely knitted community is not novel to Jamdown because it existed on the rock merely one generation ago, and it was the basis for Jamdowners possessing a deluxe reputation amongst men. But Jamdowners have allowed it to slip away from them, and their prestige went out the window with it.
MUCH TO BE LEARNT
Dearly beloved, there is much to be learnt from the Chinese. They are astute go-getters who engage in selected enterprises, which are viable and profitable, and they are tremendously adept at establishing new entrepreneurial endeavour e'en in this atmosphere of expensive capital and restrictive taxation. Yea, they seem to possess immunity from the vagaries of the Jamdown economy, and attend to their objectives and practices with purpose and composure. Neither are they pretentious or vain for they wouldst house one score and more of their members under one roof at the back of their establishment, and they are simple and nondescript in their appearance.
But the Jamdowner wouldst assume a totally different approach towards his own situation. Yea, he wouldst hurriedly construct a monstrosity for a household of four or less, e'en before his enterprise begins to flourish, and his persona wouldst be defined by an assortment of bling ... in his domicile, his attire, and his chariot.
Now the Chinese are not without their quirks, and many Jamdowners tend to get steamed by them. For certain of their offspring refuse to communicate in the western lingua yet they are in attendance in the store. So a brother wouldst enter and place an order in expectancy, only to be met by a blank expression and absolutely no reaction. Behold, they wouldst both tarry in bewilderment, staring at each other across the counter, until a Chinaman who is conversant in English intervened and saved the day, for by then the Jamdowner, disgusted and outraged, was about to make an egg roll of the Oriental nipper.
RIGHT TO BETTER LIFE
Hear, oh Jamdown, for every man that is counted amongst thee has a right to forge his own path towards a better life. It is up to thee, thou alone must decide if thee and thy household shall exist in a state of belligerence, or if thou wilt seek perpetual harmony. For it is written, if thou stand for nothing thou shall fall for anything, and thou oh Jamdown has been put through the mill and raked over the coals. But the Chinese have shown unto thee that a simple way of life and toiling unwaveringly can suffice for thy sustenance.
So let not thy heart be troubled, and engage not thy tongue when thou shouldst be throwing thy shoulders to the wheel, for thou hath been building a nation and not a hut, and thou dwellest too much on the ifs and the buts.
Selah.
