Allen Lockington is a self-employed customs agent and business consultant who has regular articles published in www.connectme.com.fj/news/opinion. I thank Allen and Connect for permission to reprint some of them in this political blog. They remind us that life goes on, whatever the political situation. And it's good to know that.Sugar Exports
It is heartening to read about the $32m sugar export, however, we all know that we are capable of exporting more. The Fiji Sugar Corporation had trouble starting the mill. We all know that things could have been better, but that’s another story. Sugar can still be the backbone of our economy, or run parallel with tourism. Agriculture can be the sustaining force propping up everything else.
If we have to, let’s give the land to those who are better toilers and farmers, those who have a greater desire to work a little bit harder. Let’s give the land to those who have a little more endurance than us and let’s all benefit a little at a time.
Having said that, I had a meeting with business partners in which we would share the spoils – equally. One of the partners said that in time greed would rear its ugly head when one partner would think that his input was more important than the others. Guess what! It hit me like a ton of bricks. It brought me down to earth. I learnt a very important lesson that day.
Many famous rock bands ended when one musician thought he or she was better than the other and thus everything comes crashing down. So let’s acknowledge that we can share what we have. While we twiddle our thumbs, time moves and cane fields turn to weeds.
By the way, is there a market for paragrass somewhere overseas?
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