I was deeply saddened by the death of this giant in journalism. It was amazing how well prepared he was each and every week and I often commented about how he would always listen because he appeared to really want to know what his guests were saying.
In his book about his Dad ("Big Russ") he spoke of the advice he gave to his son Luke when he was going off to college. He told him to work hard, play hard, laugh often and he said to always remember that he and his mother would always be there for him but he must never develop a sense of entitlement.
I could not help but think of how appropriate that advice would be for so many of our Bahamian people, particularly the last part about a sense of entitlement. It just seems that too many Bahamians believe that from the day they are born this country should be beholden to them (because they were born) and whatever they may need or want the Government has an obligation to provide, never mind what hard work could accomplish.
If they should require health care, need housing, have an accident (Sea Hauler), need a place built to sell their foreign trinkets (known as the straw market), etc then that is the resposibility of the Government. It has become a "gimme" society.
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