So many haitians are striving to get the title "Haiti: Perles des Antilles" back. I always wonder why. Let's consider the truth for a minute. Despite its productive aspect, Haiti had many weaknesses at the time that it was called "Perles des Antilles." I doubt that we can afford to repeat the errors that those who lived in the past had committed. We will not forget the positive things that they have done. However, its time for us to look at the present and think about the future. We need to find the possibilities that we have now and use them to make of Haiti---a place of peace, of justice, of joy and entertainment. It breaks my heart when I read how devasted some diasporas are because they don't feel safe to go back home. It shouldn't be this way, should it? We have a long way to go my fellow brothers and siters, but we can make it. In a bad situation, it is always hard to find the small door that leads to the solution. If we---look together, we will find it. Hold my hands, and I will hold yours. It is not necessary for you to know who my parents are. The truth is that we are all Haitians. Obtaining an american, Canadian, or whatever citizenship(
I'm not saying this is wrong, by the way. Even though I am not citizen of another country) will never erase the bond that unites us. Let's put the past in the "used for reference only" area, and let us move on with the present. Among many other things, the security issue needs to be resolved. We need to better our educational system. We need honesty from the government, and we need to put tourism back in place based on the improvement on the issues mentioned above . It is easier said than done, of course. I believe that Haitians are smart. I believe that we can accomplish great things. We just need to stick together.
With my deepest love,
Depisehaiti