seize the day

The famous expression of Horace Roman poet, is a call to attention, not to leave for tomorrow what can be done today. It has always been a general attitude of putting off our tasks or worse, not completing what we have already committed some dedication, effort and time to.

This is the maxim that all a politician should know and put it into practice. Constantly, Knowing that the implementation of a project, such as providing drinking water to the entire population, is an action that cannot be postponed, it ceases to be implemented and becomes part of pre-election promises of the following candidates.

It’s definitely annoying and even a criminal, use hope of our peers about a better tomorrow, to obtain an elective position. If today we issued a bill to every politician who made a promise and did not fulfill it, we could establish a special court to make those offers effective or to punish their non-compliance.

It ranges from the president, through a mayor or deputyeven corregimiento representative.

Let’s evaluate everything that the country requires and therefore what every Panamanian needs to achieve a decent quality of life. On my list are drinking water at the national level, a functioning health and social system, excellent education, job opportunities and security on the streets. Is it too much to ask? The term “mandate” refers to that individual, lady or gentleman, who is elected to fill a mandate, not only for his relatives, friends, relatives or members of his party, but for absolutely all of our tax-paying citizens, whom he is meant to serve.

The recent behavior of most of those who aspire to an elected position and I mean political leaders, independent or partyis prioritizing with whom to achieve an alliance that guarantees victory.

Titles of print media and television shows opinions devoted time and space according to. It is a behavior that borders on the morbid, since individual interests are put before collective ones, as public services are distributed among them, like the spoils after the robbery of a cargo ship by pirates.

The above is not even a criticism, but an invitation to think. Let’s stop placing absolute responsibility who we elect every five years. Let’s be consistent that the state does not belong to the few. Let’s start by asking all the candidates about their academic qualifications and experience in managing public affairs.

Then we require you to submit your proposals, they must be in accordance with National reality. Finally, we demand that they commit to reviewing and updating the rules governing Panamanian daily events.

Obviously, we will have to remain vigilant and be ready to revoke the mandate, a tool that only It must be in the hands of the people, not a political collective.

We may not be the first world nation that some of us long for, but we must keep hope alive and continue to fight for a country where democracy, our rights, equality, social justice and collective and individual freedoms. One good day we will wake up and even if we are not the perfect Panama, in the fairy tale, at least we can be proud of our achievements and who we are.