Today —A New World Order.
50 years ago in Trinbago
there were no thieves. I remember that an elderly person could ask a child in
the neighborhood to run an errand for them. The child would do it, without
complaining, bring the item along with the change~ Not today.
You ask them for some of
their fruits, — mango,
pommecythere, pommerac etc., They used to say, “Child go ahead. Pick what you
want and pick some for me too.” You did the exact thing she/he said and
everybody was happy~ A different story today.
The vendors in the market used
to leave there produce over night in their stalls, covered with a crocus bag.
When they return the next day everything was intact in there stalls. If you go
to buy from the absent vendor, the one next to him/her would sell you the item.
When he/she arrived they would be informed about the transaction and given the
money~ Not today.
All windows and doors used to
be wide opened Sunday to Sunday. I did not know about locking a door. Closing a
window depended on the rain and wind. If the wind was blowing the rain in the
direction of the open window you closed it~ Today it’s not just rain and wind
causing you to close it.
A new world order.
