HERE”S a bedtime story: there were two boys, Moses and Ramjattan, who were star-boys in their day. They joined a team to play a game where the trophy was the biggest you had ever seen – the right to lead Guyana. They played happily as a member of the team for a few years after dem team won the prize.  Then like any other game, the team needed a new captain. Moses exclaimed “I want to be captain –pick me pick me!” Another man said I want to be captain and another man said I want to be captain!  So the owners of the team came together and selected the next captain and Moses and the other man get bowl out.   But the story didn’t end there – Moses was mad and get vex bad bad. Ramjattan, who didn’t want to be captain, just wanted to play on the team, but when the new captain took charge, Ramjattan get vex because he didn’t like that the new captain didn’t listen to his advice.
So one day, Moses and Ramjattan gaffing about how the team abandon them and they didn’t want to play anymore. But they heard the cheers in the field and coming from the stands and they start to feel a way. They wanted to play again, but wanted to join back the team in the best positions. But the new captain said no you walk out of the game you just can’t walk back in and play first. So Moses and Ramjattan get vex and said we will start we own team and they manage to bore into the game.
But the playground was not big enough for three teams and being afraid that they will disappear completely, the two stars went to the next team and ask for a chance to play. Dem boys tell the next side that if they were allowed to play with this side, they will bring more people to the game and they will sell more tickets than they ever sell in their entire life.
So the captain of the next team said, ok you can join we team but you have to deliver 11% more than you had and if you do we promise that we will give a chance to be in the top-line up.  So our players put on their new team jerseys and hit the field working to deliver more people.  The spectators now watch to see the ending of the game.  But like every spectator watching in – a word of caution to Moses and Ramjattan. Biblically, Moses never saw the promise land even though he delivered the people.

TONY W. ATCHIN.