Dear Editor,
By now I think that the greater deal of the world has heard that experience is the best teacher. Sometimes I ponder on this because of all the sayings in the book of Proverbs. But then I am at limbo because of the saying children grow up to become what they see and not what you tell them. So I decided to challenge your readers to compare what is in the book of Proverbs to the following sayings.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
The bullet in a gun will never kill someone unless the finger pulls the trigger.
People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you make them feel.
A wise fish that sees a beautiful bait that is easy to swallow knows that a sharp hook is attached to it.
I can be changed by what you do to me, but I refuse to be reduced to it.
Your real strength lies in your ability to contain your emotions, not your ability to express them.
An axe which challenges a stone to a fight suffers a blunt edge.
A drunken man’s words are a sober man’s thoughts.
Do not pretend to be what you do not prepare to be.
Half the truth is a whole lie.
Feeling sorry for oneself is one of the most pitiful excuses one could have for oneself.
Never reply when you are angry; never make a promise when you are happy, never make a decision when you are sad.
If we accept that children become what they see rather than what they are told, would I be wrong in assuming that the predicament that Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten are going through is what they have seen Holland do or not do over the years? I am thinking, for example, about everything that has to do with public transportation in St. Maarten, a colony, dependent and Kingdom partner of the number one country in the world where public transportation infrastructure is concerned.
The only people you should get even with are those who helped you.
So, who really helped who?
Russell A. Simmons
