Opinion
A Thousand Miles Starts with a Single Step: A Life Lesson for the Caribbean
We must remember that Rome took several hundred years to become a powerful force in the ancient world and same goes for Britain as well in the latter part of the middle ages and during the latter part of the 16th and 17th centuries. However, America rose to prominence in a relatively short period but had the benefit of all the knowledge that came from Britain. Likewise, the Caribbean can apply what they learned from Britain and America.
After all, the West Indies was able to forge that common identity to become a powerhouse in Cricket during the mid and latter part of the twentieth century in a relatively short time and beat the British at their own game.
And just like they did in cricket, the Caribbean must strive to forge a common collective identity that enables the region to become a force to reckon with on the world stage; because as that Roman adage says: Out of many, One!
