Comments on: Know Your Purpose and Live It Consciously Each Day

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:37:14 +0000

Joel, Dominica is a poor debtor nation. It hasn’t the resources to provide resources as the USA does. I suggest you check Dominica (not the Dominican Republic, by the way) on Google, Wikipedia, and this site to learn more; or visit the Nature Island.

By: Joel Halfwassen

Joel Halfwassen — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:25:25 +0000

Is Dominica a country that relies on the community to provide youth resources (like we do in the USA) or does it rely on the government (like in Europe)?

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:33:35 +0000

One of the problems is that there are so few alternatives. That in turn causes youth to become discourages and even sometimes to drop out of education.

Dominica is a natural paradise. It is too easy for us outsiders (we are American who will soon retire there) to say what ought to be done to preserve that beauty, because we can afford what most people in Dominica can’t. How to enable Dominicans to truly control their destiny and simultaneously protect their jewel of a country is a paradoxical problem!

I hope that Chris can answer your query better than I can. He is one Dominican who has worked hard to improve his lot, and not to simply accept an imposed destiny.

By: Joel Halfwassen

Joel Halfwassen — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:08:31 +0000

I have to admit ignorance on Dominica and stumbled on this site and have found it quite interesting.

So…out of ignorance…What is it that you feel the youth of Dominica are doing instead of working? And what alternatives for youth are there on the island?

Joel

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:00:26 +0000

This and the previous essay are excellent, Chris!