In Memory Of The Late Douglas Fletcher

Forward
This collection in the memory of the late Mr. Douglas Fletcher, Assistant
Commandant of Police and the late Douglas Fletcher, the noted lawyer and public
fgure, of clippings and short comments are intended for the members of the
Fletchers, Mana!ers and Morgans families, with the hope that by loo!ing bac! at
the li"es of our own, we will be better able to de"elop oursel"es as indi"iduals , as
professionals and as contributors to the wider society.
Cops crow for Adams
By ANDREA DOWNER, Staff Reporter

Adams
A NUMBER OF policemen are calling for the return of Senior Superintendent
Reneto Adam to acti!e crime fighting in the "a#e of the $rutal laying of t"o
police officer in le than fi!e day%
The very vocal police officers were gathered in the courtyard of the Harman Barracks Police
Station recently mourning the death of Special Constable Corporal earon Burke! their
colleague! who was murdered during a robbery at a bar on "rin Avenue! #ingston $%&
'Since Adams stop work! criminal deh pon holiday!' the cops who spoke on condition of
anonymity declared& 'The Commissioner of Police need to swallow his pride and send the
man to do him work and stop stifle him&'
Ner!ou
The appro(imately )* officers who had gathered in front of the guard room at Harman
Barracks admitted that they are nervous and that they fear for their lives& They also claim
that the +amaica Constabulary orce has no workable crime plan and are irked by what they
described as the non,involvement of police oficers in putting together the crime plan&
'Part of the problem is that police officers who are on the ground are not allowed to give an
input into the formulation of a crime plan!' they maintained& 'Right now! there is no
hardcore crime,plan&'
They said they are calling on the Commissioner of Police to come up with a workable crime
fighting initiative in the face of what they described as a blatant attack against police
officers&
Sergeant -thneil Scott! .uardroom Administrator at Harman Barracks supported the police
officers/ views for SSP Adam/s return to the streets as well as an increase in the input of
police officers in formulating the crime fighting plan& 'The force is not using its most
valuable resources!' he said in reference to the officers& He said the input of police officers
who are on the ground is invaluable to the success of attempts to eradicate crime&
&reater purpoe
0ouglas letcher! Acting Assistant Commandant of the 1sland Special Constabulary orce
21SC3 however! said that that he supports the Commissioner/s decision to keep SSP Adams
from active duty as sometimes some unpopular decisions have to be made for a greater
purpose& He said it is dangerous for police officers to be of the view that only SSP Adams
can control crime as crime fighting is every police officer/s duty&
'Crime fighting is the business of all police officers!' he said& '"very officer should therefore
figure out what he can do to help eliminate crime rather than investing all their faith and
e(pectations into one individual&' He also said that police officers have 'indirect' input in the
crime plan as information is gathered from all crime chiefs from the different divisions and
this information is used in police intelligence&
Ma'or challenge
He admitted! however! that criminals have 'more sophisticated' weapons than the police
and that this provides a ma4or challenge to crime fighters& He stopped short at saying that
criminals outgun the police& He said while there are budgetary constraints on the force!
priority should be given towards ac5uiring weapons that are on par or superior to that of the
criminals if they are to be effective in fighting crime&
AAC letcher said that Corporal Burke is the first police officer from Harman Barracks to be
killed since $%%) when Special Constable +onothan 0avis was killed by gunmen& Burke was
the third police officer to be killed since the start of this year& -ne of the other two! Senior
Superintendent 6loyd 7c0onald was the second police officer to be killed& He was shot more
than )% times on riday! ebruary $8! on 9aterloo Road near the Terra :ova Hotel as he sat
in his marked service vehicle&
SSP 7c0onald was stationed at the 7obile Reserve! on the same compound as Harman
Barracks where flags were being flown at half,mast mourning his passing&
#The $tar%
Jamaican Government signs fringe benefit agreement with ISCF
published: Friday | December !" ##$
%&' G()'*+,'+% and the Island Special Constabulary Force (fficers- .ssociation" yesterday
signed a new fringe benefits agreement for the ##/0##1 &eads of .greement Contract" at the
,inistry of Finance and 2lanning" &eroes Circle" 3ingston4
The Government's team was headed by Fitz Jackson, Minister of State, and included Winston Scott,
actin director of the !ndustrial "elations #nit$
The !sland S%ecial &onstabulary Force 'fficers' (ssociation was re%resented by )e%uty &ommandant
*eville Geore, chairman, and included (ssistant &ommandant )oulas Fletcher$
#nder the terms of the areement, the officers will receive most of the %rovisions that were areed to by
the other security rou%s, includin a one+off %ayment of ,-.,... to be %aid in February /..0, and
im%rovements made on death benefits and funeral rants$
)e%uty &ommandant Geore said that his 1association was ha%%y with the outcome of the neotiations1$
#The Daily &leaner%
The More Senior Douglas Fletcher
)oulas Fletcher dies at 23
Douglas Fletcher
%&' &(+4 )oulas Fletcher, '$J$, attorney+at+law, com%any director, e4+&abinet
member and di%lomat, died yesterday at the ae of 2/$
(dmitted to %ractice as a solicitor in the Jamaican courts on (uust /5, 6732, he
was a foundin %artner in the law firm Myers, Fletcher, Gordon, established in
6753$
(ttorney+at+law Steve Shelton, a %artner in Myers, Fletcher 8 Gordon, said
yesterday that Mr$ Flethcer 1had been ailin for a little while1 but news of his death
had been met at the law firm with 1absolute shock and rief$ 9The %assin was: a real loss to us$1
;e said Mr$ Fletcher had been at work u% to two months ao$
(%art from Mr$ Fletcher's distinuished law %ractice, he was noted for his %ublic service which raned
from the directorshi% of %ublic cor%orations to membershi% of the Senate, and as Jamaica's (mbassador
to Washinton, )$&$, for several years in the 67<.s$
=orn in >inston in 676<, he received his hih school education at Jamaica &ollee and after servin his
articleshi%, was admitted to %ractice as a solicitor$
;e served as chairman of the Jamaica =roadcastin &or%ora+tion in 67-2, and from 67-7 to 670/ was
Minister Without ?ortfolio in the administration of ?remier *orman Manley, also %resident of the ?eo%le's
*ational ?arty$
Mr$ Fletcher served as Senator from 670/+'0< and was @eader of Government =usiness in that chamber$
;e was Jamaica's (mbassador to the #nited States and to the 'ranization of (merican States from
67</+'<-$
'n returnin to Jamaica, he was chairman of the Workers Savins and @oan =ank from 67<-+'<< and of
*ational &ommercial =ank from 67<<+'2.$
;is directorshi%s saw him on the boards of @ife of Jamaica, Jamaica &itizens =ank, and =ritish &aribbean
!nsurance &om%any, amon others$
Mr$ Fletcher is survived by his wife ;azel, their sons, ?eter, ?rofessor and ;ead of the )e%artment of
Surery, #W!, Mona, and "ichard, who works with the !nter+(merican )evelo%ment =ank, Washinton,
)$&$, and their dauhters, (ndrea, )r$ Suzanne Thom%son and Mrs$ &hristine Stiebel, and numerous
friends and relatives$
)oulas Fletcher 'a role model'
Scores of mourners from
a wide cross section of
society turned out
yesterday to pay tribute to
the life of the Hon.
Douglas Fletcher, O.J., at
a thanksgiving service at
the !" #hapel, $ona. "n
front row are members of
$r. Fletcher%s immediate
family. && !inston Sill
F.,I56" F*I'+DS and colleaues said their final farewell
yesterday to attorney+at+law, %arliamentarian and
ambassador, the ;on$ )oulas Fletcher '$J$, at a
thanksivin service for his life at the #niversity &ha%el,
Mona$
Mr$ Fletcher, who had been a foundin %artner in the law
firm Myers, Fletcher 8 Gordon, died on February 62 at the
ae of 2/ years,
;e was remembered by his son, ?eter, ?rofessor and head
of the )e%artment of Surery at the #W!, as a man of
interity, honest, full of affection, 1somebody who has
served his %rofession with distinction$1
1;e could not %lay olf very ood and he ave it u%$ ;e
definetly could not cook$ !f you invited him to a function at
<A.. %$m$ he would be there at 0A5- %$m$ and would be very
%unctual in leavin$ ;e develo%ed the moon walk lon
before Michael Jackson,1 said ?rof$ Fletcher$
1To us, he was a role model of honesty, interity and
affection$ ;e also had a tremendous sense of self+%raise,1
said ?rof$ Fletcher
@on+time friend, )erek Jones, attorney+at+law, told a story
about how Mr$ Fletcher once %roduced a %hotora%h from a
driver's licence issued in the 675.s when he had hair$
(ccordin to Mr$ Jones, Mr$ Fletcher would %ull out the
%hotora%h at the slihtest %rovocation$
The service was dominated by lauhter, rather than by
sadness$
The "ev$ )r$ Terrence "ose, who conducted the short
service, described Mr$ Fletcher as a man committed to the
church$
Family mourners included, his wife ;azel, their other son,
"ichardB their dauhters, (ndrea, )r$ Suzanne Thom%son,
and Mrs$ &hristine Stiebel, and their families$ 'ther
mourners included Governor+General Sir ;oward &ooke
and @ady &ooke, ?rime Minister ?$J$ ?atterson, members of
the leal fraternity, business leaders and %oliticians$
The Daily Gleaner
In Memory Of The Late Douglas Fletcher
OJ (Attorney At Law and The Late
Assistant !ommandant Douglas
Fletcher"# $ords To All Of %s
&' The Fletcher( Mana)er or Morgan who does not )now his or her
own talents cannot de*elo+ them' A wic)ed man claims that he
has no talents'
,' If a +olice man or woman( +olice unit or di*ision or the +olice
force as an entity( under any gi*en circumstances( ta)es unto
him or herself( the tas) of -ecoming a lead instrument in the
carrying out of in.ustice( cruelty or e*il( then he or she -ears
his or her guilt alone' In ta)ing on the tas) of -ecoming an
instrument of in.ustice( cruelty or e*il one -y his or her own
deeds tram+les on his or her duty and oat as a +olice o/cer
and as a +u-lic ser*ant' The de*il tem+ts -ut forces no one'
0' Our +rimary tas) is to +ush oursel*es to -e the -est at
whate*er we do' That de1nes the start and end of our wars
with self'
2' %nli)e wild -east in the season of rut( which destroys the wea)
among them( it is our sacred duty to facilitate the
de*elo+ment( to the -est of our a-ilities( s)ills( training and
e3+erience( of e*en the wea)est among us to his or her full
+otential'
4' Society may create o-stacles in the +ath of indi*iduals( may
see) to frustrate the indi*idual( -ut failure is *oluntary' If not
human history cannot -e e3+lained and man is of faulty
design'
5' If Dr' 6orace Fletcher( Samuel Fletcher( 7isho+ Dennis Fletcher(
Gordon 7utch Stewart( General !ollin 8owell and others could
lift themsel*es from nothing in the conditions as they e3isted(
to +ositions of worth and admiration( then it stands to reason
that( the +rimary enemies of the indi*idual are internal to the
+erson' $ithout these internal enemies -eing identi1ed and
defeated9 the a*erage Fletcher( Mana)er or Morgan is doomed
to li*e a life of under achie*ement and +ersonal failure and
-laming e*erything around him or her for his or her lac) of
+rogress'
:' $here an indi*idual is led -y the -elief in magic( su+erstition
and luc)( the wastage of time and the s;uandering of
resources are the end +roducts'
<' The dreams and am-itions of a Fletcher( Mana)er or Morgan is
not to rule the earth or a country -ut to +ro*ide ade;uately for
the needs of his or her family and his or her em+loyees'
=' It is -etter to ha*e a small funeral of mourners rather than a
cathedral full of merryma)ers '
&>' The death of a good man is a cause of sorrow( grief and
re?ection9 the death of the wic)ed is a call to feasting and
merry ma)ing( his ?esh is 1rst consumed -y man and then -y
the worms'
&&' A good em+loyer is owned and lo*ed -y families( on the
monies of a -ad em+loyer( claims are made'
&,' $ho is the )ing@ 6e who lo*es and cares for his own and
would not sacri1ce or sell them for all the wealth of the world(
regardless how small or how large their num-ers or how loyal
or re-ellious they may-e' Among the Fletchers( Mana)ers and
Morgans( there are many men -ut only a few )ings'
&0' The Fletcher( Mana)er or Morgan who ro-s his or her
em+loyee +ays twicw' It is -etter to ro- a com+etitor than to
ro- those on whom ones source of wealth de+ends on'
&2' The Fletcher( Mana)er or Morgan who sees em+loyed
la-our as re+lacea-le +ieces( hates the source of his or her
food and the +late on which it is ser*ed'
&4' The ;uestion is as)ed( what should -e done to the sla*e
who is no longer a-le to wor)' In the answer to the ;uestion"#
$hat would -e done to the sla*e master who cannot ta)e care
of his or her sla*es@ one 1nds the answer' For those of us who
em+loy la-our -eware( unful1lled needs and insecurity are the
enemies of loyalty'
&5' 6ow( when and where we die is of little im+ortance( of
great im+ortance are the legacies we lea*e -ehind' For that
and that only in the courts of our own( we face .udgment'
&:' For us( many +a*ed roads of hardshi+s and failures( -ut
in our hearts are written giant fruitful trees of *ictory and
orchards of ho+e'
&<' The wealth of the rich is guarded -y mountains of hard
wor)( slee+less nights and great +ersonal sacri1ces'
&=' Many are they who see) after the )eys of hea*en -ut are
afraid to sweat and of the odor of hard wor)' For them are
+re+ared seats in hell'
,>' The -est +lans and the most e/cient and +owerful tools
are -ut gar-age in the hands of the laAy'
,&' The magic of the doa-le ( the s+ells of good fortunes and
the )eys to great -lessings are all well and ali*e in hard and
+ur+oseful wor)'
,,' To those who come -eating our doors at our moments of
*ictory o*er ad*ersities( we as)( what did they do to hel+ us(
to shields us( in our days of set# -ac)s( defeats and
humiliation'
,0' Bach Fletcher( Mana)er and Morgan should understand
that( life is a mighty long wal)( through 1elds 1lled with the
-ones of s+rinters( the im+atient( the wea) and cowards( to a
distant town9 a .ourney demanding strength( determination(
courage( a sense of +ur+ose and endurance to com+lete'
,2' As +ro*en -y that well )nown Jamaican cric)eter( if in an
indi*idualCs head are +enises( *aginas and anuses( in +lace of
a healthy functioning -rain9 then that indi*idual is com+elled
to s+ea) and act as a +rimiti*e -rute' In a society which -ows
in +rayer at the alters of se3( one must guard his or her mind
or -e reduced to the state of a wild -east'
,4' $hen an indi*idual dou-ts the willingness of his or her
family mem-ers to stand with him or her in times of need and
trou-le( that indi*idual has nearly no +lace to go' $hen an
indi*idualCs family mem-ers are carriers of the same *iruses of
-igotry( +re.udice( intolerance and hate which confronts the
indi*idual in the wider society( then that indi*idual is a *ictim
twice discriminated' From our own errors we must learn or li*e
the li*es of fools and canni-als( feasting on our own'
,5' The sur*i*al of ones family and its -usiness comes -efore
all friendshi+s and social o-ligations' It is the -eginning of all
morality'
,:' The family that wishes to go forward( has to distinguish
itself from the masses( -y its deeds and outloo)s on life or
suDer the same fate of the masses' The same holds true for
indi*idual Fletchers( Mana)ers and Morgans9 the gates of
hea*en is ne*er o+en to crowds'
,<' Mr' 7ird corrected Mr' Dog( +ointing out( that while he
and Mrs' 7ird( tra*el far and wide and are always on the mo*e9
they do not distur- their neigh-ors( they do not stri)e fear in
the hearts of children( they do not +arade in +u-lic +laces
na)ed( they do not mess u+ other +eo+leCs homes and their
own home is always in order'
,=' $hen a Fletcher( Mana)er or Morgan decides to ta)e on
the +ro-lems of others( he or she must 1rst ensure that he or
she has addressed his or her own +ro-lems'
0>' The !oc)roach watched the termites -uilding their own
homes' Mr' !oc)roach watched the ants -uilding their own
homes' Mr' !oc)roach watched the rats -uilding their own
homes' Mr' !oc)roach watched the was+s( the -ees( the
s+iders and the cra-s -uilding their own homes9 and then said
to himself( too much wor)( I will follow the ways of the dogs'
B*en unto this day( Mr' !oc)roach and his family do not own
their own homes' The young Fletchers( Mana)ers and Morgans
must -e careful as to who they ta)e as their role models and
whose e3am+les they follow'
0&' The Fletcher( Mana)er or Morgan who has lost ho+e and
faith in life( see)s refuge in dar) +laces( a dead among the
li*ing( a +risoner of his or her own mind'
0,' The Fletcher( Mana)er or Morgan who does not( where
+ossi-le and safe to do( ma)es amends for +ass misdeeds and
errors of .udgments and mo*e on with his or her own life9
im+risons him or herself'
00' There are many dar) +laces in the world9 the dar)est of
them all is the mind of the +erson who refuses to -ury guilt
and shame'
02' If the mind is im+risoned -y +ast errors in .udgments(
+ast -ad deeds( +ast moments of guilt and shame9 the +erson
is also im+risoned'
04' The wearing of clothes does not ma)e a +erson( it is the
thoughts which rule the mind( which distinguish the human
+erson from the animals of the 1eld' B*en dogs can -e dressed
in 1ne clothing'
05' $ith outstretched hands( they scream to the world9
ELoo) our hands are clean( we are the *ictims of great e*ilFG
e*en as with their -oots they +ress our faces into the dirt( in
their -id to ro- us Fletchers( Mana)ers and Morgans of a
worthwhile tomorrow' 6ow many doors ha*e they sought to
close to us@ 6ow many times ha*e our hard wor) gone
unrecogniAed@ 6ow many o++ortunities ha*e we -een denied@
Are we not the *ictims of their hatred( -iases and -igotry@ 6ow
many of their sins( ?aws and transgressions ha*e they sought
to de+osit at our doors@
0:' The -loodshed in Israel will -e -loodshed in *ain( if we do
not remo*e those internal and e3ternal o-stacles to our own
+rogress' $ill the -lood of Israel -e shed in *ain@
0<' I sat and watched a s+ider wea*ing its we-( and I told
myself"# ELet it wea*e a -it more -efore I )ill it'G !an a s+ider
claim to lo*e anyone or anything@ Is it not a canni-al which
consumes its own@
0=' Do they tell our children that they will ma)e it if they try@
HOF Do they tell our children( that they will grow u+ to -ecome
great +eo+le@ HoF Do they e*en encourage our children to
read@ HoF Their aim is to destroyF Scor+ions wearing mas)s(
that is who they are'
2>' EIou do not -eha*e 7lac)F Iou do not -eha*e $hiteF Iou
do not -eha*e JewishF These are the ty+e of statements made
to our children( aimed at in?icting dee+ and lasting mental
harm' Those scor+ions wearing mas)sF
2&' There are those who see) to mani+ulate the egos of our
children with ;uestions such as"# $here are you from@ Are you
sure that you are Jamaican@ Are you sure that you are
American@ Are you sure that you are Jewish@ $hat should a
child do to +ro*e that he or she is Jamaican or American@ Is
there something wrong a-out -eing 7lac)( $hite or Jewish@
Scor+ions wearing mas)s intent on in?icting harm'
2,' The mat of failure did they +ut at our doorste+s' On our
doors we nailed the words"# 7lessing and SuccessF
20' If we as) God to guide our eDorts( then while we rightly
acce+t +ay for wor) done( all +ersonal +raise acce+ted is sin'
There is no sin in a feast after doing good wor)( once god is
gi*en due +raise' One ser*es the Master -efore ser*ing him or
herself'
22' The children of the Fletchers( Mana)ers and Morgans
must -e taught to stand as .udges for the ;uantity and ;uality
of their own wor)' They must also -e taught to as) no more
than their wor) is worth and acce+t no less unless it is so
agreed'
24' The hallmar) of the Morgans of old was honesty and
straightforwardness in their dealing with each other and
outsiders' Leaches( tic)s( ?eas and other such creatures which
wea)en the indi*iduals )e+t their distance'
25' Mental wea)ness comes as a result of a desire and need
for e3ternal a/rmation ' For those who stand as .udge of their
own eDorts and wor)( there is no need for e3ternal a/rmation'
For the religious who -elie*e that the S+irit of God dwells
within man( there is no need for e3ternal a/rmation' 7eware
of those who s+ecialiAe in the 1nding of faults and of those
who hea+ +raises and rewards without due cause( their
o-.ecti*e is to mani+ulate the mind of the indi*idual'
2:' The +erson who fears +ersonal +ain and death should not
use the language of *iolence ( least *iolence -efalls him'
2<' The centi+ede claims to -e the worldCs greatest s+rinter(
yet for all its s+eed( in its wa)e one 1nds only fear(
resentment( +ain and hate' A*oid great s+rinters and those
who are in great haste to con;uer the world( their legacy is
suDering and miseries'
2=' 7ury it dee+F 7ury it far awayF The disa++ointment and
+ain caused -y your own( least you -ecome -linded -y
-itterness( resentment( contem+t and hate' 7ury it dee+F 7ury
it far awayF The ill feelings you feel towards your own'
4>' !an a -utter?y stand in .udgment of a termite@ A
cater+illar or a termite( which does more harm@ The -eauty of
the -utter?y is oDset -y the edi-ility of the termite' On the
charges of creating damage and harm( -oth stand guilty' $ith
-alance( +atience and an a-undance of lo*e we .udge our own'
4&' If one sits in the seat of 8haraoh( then he or she must do
so with great wisdom( +atience and understanding( least one
sentences all -ut a few to +ain and torment in a country of
.ails'
4,' If and when an adult Fletcher( Mana)er or Morgan .udges
the -eha*ior of an indi*idual( it should -e done to encourage
correcti*e action -y educating and secondly it must -e done
with the clear recognition that they too ha*e made gra*e
errors of .udgments and done harm to others( at +oints in their
li*es' Judgment made as a result of a race to holiness or
+o+ularity as a rule( does more harm than good and in many
instances( the rulings are far more a-horrent than the oDence
under consideration' $e are too willing to +ass .udgement on
our own( not thin)ing of the e*il we ha*e done'
40' Jegret is li)e a tree down in the middle of the road( one
either dri*es around it or remo*es it' Too many Fletchers(
Mana)ers and Morgans end u+ -eing sto++ed -y regrets rather
than going around them' Hot all regrets can -e remo*ed( -ut
all can -e +assed' If the +athway around the regret is too
narrow for dri*ing( one either wal)s or rides around them'
42' If we do not )now who we are and if we ha*e no sense of
+ur+ose( we are dou-le lost'
44' The understanding and )nowledge of the nets( we-s and
snares( society laid out to hinder and frustrate us( causes
great +ain and anger' The understanding and )nowledge of the
e*il the society designed for us( cause great anger and dee+
+ain' It is this anger and +ain( we use to strengthen our
determination to -uild our own( that which can ne*er -e ta)en
away( our own ?esh( -lood and genes#Our Own FamilyF
45' Ants do not s+end time arguing with -ees and was+s(
e*en if they li*e in the same tree( nor do the -ees or was+s
engage each other in idle chatter( yet they are +erfect
neigh-ours' Bach has its own wor) to do and duties to
+erform'
4:' A -east dressed in the royal ro-es of religion or +olitics(
is still a -east' The nature of the indi*idual once formed(
cannot -e changed'
4<' In society( each family has its mission and its o-.ecti*es
and is clear as to the +osition it see) to occu+y in the society9
e*en if they seem to -e going nowhere' Know IoursF
4=' The most critical time to carry out any +lan is now' On
this -ase the desired tomorrow is created'
5>' 6e or she who claims that God instructed or ins+ired him
or her to +art ta)e in the +lanning of e*il is a liar' 7eware of
those with whom you wal)F
5&' If God is in the world of man( then he is also in man'
De+end on that which is within you and not that which is
outside of the soul of man'
5,' $ith lo*e of self and family( with faith in ones a-ilities
and in the a-ilities of those who stand with you( e*en the arid
desert can -e made to +roduce ca--age( tomatoes( lettuce and
carrots' Do not surround yoursel*es with those indi*iduals who
are lost in dar) +asts'
50' Bmotions which dar)ens the soul( creates monsters of
men and +aints futures of nightmares'
52' Flies and roaches contaminate the -est +re+ared meals(
termites destroy e*en +riceless -oo)s if allowed to+' B*en so
are fear( hatred and insecurity in the setting of sound
o-.ecti*es and drafting +lans' Get rid of them'
54' The Fletcher( Mana)er or Morgan( who is without a
dream( is dead' The -est dreams include your wishes and
desires for yourself and others'
55' If and when those around you e3+ect you to change
stones into -read( coal into gold or sand into diamonds( lea*e
if +ossi-le or 1ght -ac) if it is not' $ic)edness is always
twinned with unreasona-le demands'
5:' The -est +lans are the sim+lest( the -est o-.ecti*es are
those which are the easiest to attain' Gradual de*elo+ment
res+ects the laws of the land( haste and grand +lans generally
run into con?icts with the law'
5<' The im+ossi-le is a factor( determined -y the state of
technology( scienti1c )nowledge( )now Lhow and a*aila-le
resources' The most ad*enturous +lans must -e guided -y
those factors and not -y wishful thin)ing'
5=' It ma)es no sense trying to ma)e ?ying cats or tal)ing
trees( unless one hates -irds and wishes to die of star*ation'
7eware of the +otential negati*e im+lications of your wor)'
:>' Try AgainF Try AgainF Try AgainF Success in many cases is
-uilt on +ast failures' The )ey is the har*esting and use of the
)nowledge and e3+erience gained'
:&' Life is com+osed of a series of tests( once +ast are ne*er
returned to' A wise +erson mo*es forward with his or her age
grou+'
:,' If the Fletchers( Mana)ers and Morgans fail to ma)e use
of the o++ortunities +resented -y life( they shall -e correctly
held in contem+t -y all in the days and years to come'
:0' $here +articular resources cannot -e em+loyed in one
+lace( then the family mem-ers must e3+lore the *ia-ility of
their +ro1ta-le de+loyment elsewhere'
:2' Ho family is gi*en two life times to do that which should
-e done in one and that is true also for each family mem-er'
Do today that which should -e done todayF
:4' The +arents of teenage children who claim to -e thin)ing
a-out country and not a-out the future of their children (
ta)ing into account their e3+eriences and reality into
consideration are liars' B*en +astors thin) a-out their children
-efore they thin) of congregations and +oliticians thin) a-out
their families -efore +olitical +arty and country' Anyone who
comes with any other message should -e chased away'
:5' It is -etter to farm there where the soil is rich and fertile
than where e*en after slashing and -urning and the most
intensi*e +loughing( the cro+s fail'
::' The guilt of a community is shared e;ually -y all
consenting mem-ers( not .ust -y some consenting adults and
not -y others'
:<' Anyone( family mem-er or stranger( Jew or Gentile( 7lac)
or $hite( straight or gay( who )nowingly of his or her free will(
sets out to carry out wic)edness to +lease the wic)ed among
men9 has no ground to com+lain if and when he or she is
rewarded -y the wic)ed' In each mentally sound adult or
teenager( there is an understanding of what is wrong and what
is right'
:=' A +erson with di*ided loyalties cannot stand' It is good
for a +erson to see as many dimensions to an issue as is
+ossi-le as long as such wide *iewing ser*es to guide and
inform the formulation of the indi*idualCs +osition rather than
creating confusion and di*ided loyalties'
<>' The indi*idual who says that he or she has no +ro-lems
of his or her own is a rec)less liar' Stay out of his or her way'
<&' There is no other animal )nown e3ce+t for a dog( which
acce+ts a chain around its nec) and a muAAle o*er its mouth
without the most intense resistance' Many of the Fletchers(
Mana)ers and Morgans for their own sa)e and for the sa)e of
their children ( will ha*e to decide who they are or what they
are'
<,' The future of the Fletchers( Mana)ers and Morgans is and
will -e decided -y a *ote -etween an e3istence no diDerent
from that of caged dogs( res+onding as commanded or -iting
and wounding each other when the master throws in a scra+ of
meat -etween them and a *ote for inde+endence of action and
freedom of action'
<0' A +erson without the a-ilities to act inde+endently( the
a-ilities to +lan inde+endently and to im+lement those +lans
are *ery seriously im+aired and disa-led' For a family mem-er
to understand this reality( he or she has to -e made conscious
of the im+airment and disa-ility and lac) of indi*idual
freedom'
<2' For those who see life as -eing little more than a game(
nothing is ta)en seriously( not e*en the lose of human life' To
them its all -ut a gameF
<4' In an unsta-le household or in a household where there is
no trust( there is +lanning for self and not the household'
8lanning assumes sta-ility and trust' A family or household
without the a-ility to +lan cannot lift or im+ro*e itself'
<5' Only a *ery foolish and or im+otent Fletcher( Mana)er or
Morgan adult male can aDord to delude himself into thin)ing
that he can +lay with 1re and not get -urnt' The natural
mental conclusion of ?irtation is se3' One does not ?irt with a
woman who is not a +otential se3 mate( that is the way the
male -rain is wired' There is no !hurch -rother or sister in
?irting( there is a man and a woman'
<:' Should FletchersC( Mana)ersC and MorgansC women who
wor) in +laces with high male density not understand that
during their time of o*ulation( their ris)s of and tem+tations to
cheat are signi1cantly increased( es+ecially in wor)
en*ironments where there is a high degree of trust and
familiarity@
<<' The Fl9etcher or Morgan who acce+ts leadershi+ from the
?ag wa*ing EJamaican 7lac)G must end u+ wa*ing ?ags in *ery
dar) +laces'
<=' If a family mem-er left something for you( it will -e there
where it can -e found'
=>' The minds of those who do not mind their own -usiness(
lead them into torment and hell'
=&' The s+ouse who has ne*er introduced you to his or her
friends( -ut 1nds +ro-lems with your friends( is not yours'
Lea*e now and a*oid future regrets'
=,' Hot e*en Jesus had a guaranteed s+ace in hea*en( he had
to +ro*e that he deser*ed it' It was not the will of Jesus to -e
cruci1ed( it was the will of his father' A-raham had to +ro*e
that he was worthy of the -lessings he o-tained( Jose+h had
also to +ro*e that he was worthy of his -lessings( Jaco- had to
1ght with an angel in order to get his -lessings from the angel(
The !hildren of Israel had to defeat the wilderness and their
enemies -efore they could get the 8romised Land' Da*id
anointed -y God had to 1ght to sa*e his own life and to get his
crown' The children of the FletcherCs( Mana)erCs and MorganCs
families must -e made to understand that it is their duty to
+ro*e their *alue and worth'
=0' A handy man with children to feed( cannot aDord to ha*e
his ;uarrelsome woman see)ing 1ghts with his well to do
neigh-ours on whom he de+ends for wor)'
=2' B3+ectations are li)e torches in a dar) +lace( they guide
all +lans the indi*idual ma)es( the directions and ste+s he o+r
she will ta)e'
=4' Good +lanning demands imagination and creati*ity( these
two +ushes forward e3+ectations'
=5' In the Land of India( there are countless ty+es of s+ices(
each diDerent from the other' A wise coo) )nows which s+ices
go with each meal' B;ually so( a wise Fletcher( Mana)er or
Morgan )nows that not all +lans are suita-le and not all
e3+eriences are of e;ual *alue'
=:' Ginger and turmeric are *ery close relati*es( -ut the
functions of each are diDerent' A good coo) com-ines them to
o-tain a gi*en taste( smell and colour' B;ually so( a Fletcher(
Mana)er or Morgan com-ines( +lans ( resources and eDorts to
achie*e the e3+ected outcomes'
=<' Strong hot s+ices reduce the ris) of food s+oilage( in the
same way the study of the e3+eriences of others and careful
+lanning( reduces the ris)s of failure and increases +ersonal
e3+ectations'
==' Training and e3+erience are the internal foundations on
which indi*idual e3+ectations are -uilt' The indi*idual who
remem-ers only those e3+eriences which are -ad without
1nding a way to use them ( is *ery much similar to an Indian
woman who forgets that strong s+ices transforms the taste
and smell of food which is not too fresh'
&>>' Those o-sessed with race( religion( nationalism and
+olitics( create angels and demons in the same -reathe'
&>&' The wa*es are *aried -y the sha+e( de+t and nature of
sea shore' B;ually life and e3+erience *ary the -est +lans of
man( rede1ning his o-.ecti*es' One must -e willing to *ary his
or her +lans in )ee+ing with that which is real and +ossi-le'
&>,' A hus-and or wife who e3+ects only the worse( is a hea*y
-urden to carry'
&>0' B3+ectations not -ased on hard wor) is +laying a game of
chance and wishing for the -est outcomes'
&>2' If one e3+ects to fail( he or she( e*en without thin)ing(
will do all that which is re;uired to -ring failure into -eing' 7e
careful of what you thin) and culti*ate +ositi*e thoughts and
e3+ectations'
&>4' In the world of dreams( imagination and creati*ity
?ourish in large gardens( +leading to -e unleashed in all our
doings' The future of each li*ing man ( e3ists in the worlds of
dreams( imaginations and e3+ectations9 demanding to -e
made real -y human hands'
&>5' Is a +eo+le who lea*e limes or lemons in closed -ottles(
the .uices of which after some wee)s( +roduces a most
interesting s+ice' A sense of creati*ity resides in us all'
&>:' It is -etter to -e .ust managing and li*e with the freedom
of the mind and -ody( than to -e a rich )ing with no esca+e
from the weight of the crown'
&><' If a Fletcher( Mana)er or Morgan is mo*ed -y the
suDering of the world( he or she owes it to his or her family
and most im+ortantly to him or herself to 1ght for +eace in his
life and family' If an indi*idual is not at +eace with him or
herself ( he or she cannot -e at +eace with the world' If one
cannot -ring +eace to his or her own family( then the idea of
-ringing +eace to the world ma)es no sense'
&>=' The child as)ed"# Ewhy is Israel so wic)ed@G 6is father
re+lied"# For us to li*e( someone must carry the -urdens of our
sins( someone must -e made ugly so that we do not loo) -ad(
someone must do -ad so that man can ne*er claim +erfection'
A +erfect creature will die ( it cannot im+ro*e nor +rotect
itself' If there are e*il Jews and wic)ed Ara-s( then we are not
that -adG 6e continued"# EThe wic)ed Jew and not the
Buro+ean is res+onsi-le for 7lac) sla*ery' The wic)ed Jew and
not greedy 7lac) men are res+onsi-le for war and -loodshed
in Africa' 6ea*y is the Jewish -urdenG' The little -oy was
dee+ly aslee+'
&&>' In a world where ( wrong and right( *ictim and aggressor
are determined -y draws of lot( and the life of the indi*idual is
little *alue( it is good to -e +art of a family whose great
+ro-lems are human se3uality( Jesus the +erson and if he li*ed(
what to eat for dinner and 1ghting -oredom' Let the +owerful
remain +owerful and those in +ower remain in +ower and lea*e
us with our great +ro-lems of guessing the colour of our
neigh-ourCs underwear'
&&&' Should it not -e the desire of a FletcherCs( Mana)erCs or
MorganCs father of a teenage son to want that son to -ecome
educated and res+onsi-le rather than to -ecome the *illage
ram and an irres+onsi-le father of many@ If yes( then should it
not -e the duty of that father to educate his son a-out the
male se3 dri*e and how to control these dri*es@
&&,' The +re*ention of teenage +regnancies and teenage
fatherhood and general +eace -etween +arents and children
most of the times de+end on the ;uality of the wor) done in
+re+aring these children for adulthood and fran) honest tal)s'
&&0' Is it not the duty of a FletcherCs( Mana)erCs or MorganCs
mother of a teenage daughter to e3+lain to that daughter that
de+ending on her le*el of education and am-ition( there are
times in her menstrual cycle when she might consider her
+arents to -e o-stacles in her life and in her +ath to the
satyisfaction of those her natural urges@
&&2' Is it enough to e3+lain to a girl that she will get her
+eriod without also e3+laining the relationshi+ -etween her
menstrual cycle and the intensity of her se3ual urges and
relationshi+ with others@
&&4' Is it not the duty of a FletcherCs ( Mana)erCs or MorganCs
mother of a teenage daughter to e3+lain to her ( that her
desire to feel +retty( her desire for attention from the o++osite
se3 and her se3ual urges ( will *ary in intensity with her
menstrual cycle and are strongly associated with her +eriod
and stage of o*ulation@ Is the teenage daughter to feel that
demons ha*e ta)en o*er her -ody at +articular times@ Or
should she lie and say that God has ta)en away her desire for
attention and her se3ual urges@
&&5' The youth of the FletcherCs( Mana)erCs and MorganCs
families must learn to gi*e -ac) to society and not .ust to their
own( e*en as they earn and en.oy the fruits of their eDorts'
Gi*ing -ac) to their !hurches( Synagogues and Tem+les and
ignoring the +oor ne3t door is not gi*ing' The hedges of the
1elds must remain unhar*est so that there can -e food for
those in need'
&&:' A +lan discussed within the household assume trust( a
+lan discussed outside the house in*ites .ealousy( en*y(
com+etition and sa-otage' Many are the +lans which come to
naught owing to the actions ta)en -y ones closest friends and
e*en -lood relati*es' Jesus +rayed in the garden -y himself( no
one )nows his +rayers( he also taught not to allow one hand to
)now what the other is doing' A wise wife once told her
hus-and that not e*erything he is doing she wants to )now'
The heart of man is not always +ure' E6e who )ee+th his
mouth( Kee+th his lifeFG#the wise )ing wrote'
&&<' Dee+ in the hearts of those who call themsel*es fathers
and or teachers are -uried their dreams and am-itions for
each of their children and or students'
&&=' He*er call that which is manifest e*il#good( unless one
wishes also to +art ta)e in the carrying of guilt' Israel does not
need the com+any of fools' A good son co*ers his fatherCs
na)edness -y doing that which is .ust and good e*en in the
eyes of his fatherCs enemies' If your fatherCs dog )ills his
neigh-ourCs lam-( good is done -y either +aying for it or
re+lacing it'
&,>' To +rotect a +rey from +redators( it is -etter to hunt and
)ill the +redators' $here e*il +oses a real danger( it is .ust and
wise to remo*e the cause or source of the e*il'
&,&' The Fletcher( Mana)er or Morgan who would see) to
+re*ent a lioness with cu-s from )illing to eat must either )ill
for it to eat ( if not is guilty of wic)edness' It is not wise to
stand -etween a +redator and +rey if one does not want to -e
eaten'
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