With the season of love, joy and hope upon us, we find ourselves musing over our Christmas wish list.
If we could have anything we wanted, here is what we would ask for – from the great to the simple.
That all children in the territory be protected from rape, physical and emotional abuse and ignorance.
We would ask that the greed, corruption, fraud and abuse in government become a thing of the past – along with secrecy.
We would ask that every woman and man think and act everyday in some small way that would make the Virgin Islands a little bit better place to live for everyone.
Maybe it would be as simple as not honking a horn in the millisecond that the light turns green or as great as giving up a government car when there is a private vehicle sitting at home in the driveway.
It could be to turn down the volume just a little, or place garbage in a proper receptacle.
What if every pet owner leashed or confined their dogs and neutered all their pets?
We wish that love could replace fear in all our transactions and communications.
We realize this is perhaps an unrealistic wish list. But we have to begin somewhere.
