THE EDITOR, Sir:I urge the architects of this socio-economic nightmare, to come forward and enlighten struggling Jamaicans like myself, as to what steps we are to take in order to survive, in that which they have designed.
While I was growing up, my financially strained mother told me that the only way I was going to attain success, was by getting a good education. From her sweat and tears I was able to achieve the kind of education that turns ordinary folks into extraordinary pillars of society; this transformation is yet to take place in my life.
Having left university for nearly three years, I am unable to find employment that is equivalent to my qualifications. I am in pursuit of a job that will allow me to comfortably pay back my student loan and tend to other financial exigencies; a job that is gratifying, the kind that makes an individual feel confident that they are making a meaningful contribution. Can the architects of this economy tell me what is the point of putting your self in debt to go to school, if at the end you are no better off?
As a young person looking at Jamaica, I see hopelessness and a blighted future filled with disappointment and poverty. While in college I was the most ardent patriot one could find, always professing that I would never migrate, no matter what. Now I feel as though I would leave on the first banana boat with my name on it.
I have no problem starting from the bottom and working my way up, but I need something worthwhile to start with, something I can mold into an illustrious career. I am a dynamic, innovative young woman who is eagerly waiting to make a positive contribution to her country. But I feel as though my country has turned its back on me. I do not want migration to be an option, but what other choice do I have.
I am, etc.,
SARA THOMAS
Kingston 20
