Do you love Jamaica?

It really isn't hard to get up and say that you love Jamaica. It's pretty easy to utter the words I love you but do we always mean it? For the most part we are very defensive when non Jamaicans say hateful things about our country but what do we do to show how much we love our country? Apart from the occasional pictures that we take in our colours or the visits we make to the beach or parks what are we doing to show love for our country? If you love something or someone how do you take care of it or how do you show them that you love them? It all comes down to effort and commitment.

Would you place your loved one in the arms of someone who wishes them no good or someone who continually mistreats them? I'm pretty sure your response would be no, then why do we continually place Jamaica in the hands of those who wish the country no good and continually mistreat the country?As Jamaicans we need to make a greater effort to spread more positivity about our nation. We need to spend more time keeping out country clean and we need to also ensure that we teach the younger ones about the history of our country. If indeed, we do have love for country it needs to be more than just words but in daily actions.

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