Doris Pinder . . . I Had a Dream

The Union Jack?  ‘Redependence’?  Sounds like a story told by Mrs. Doris Pinder.  Guest speaker, Mrs. Doris Pinder took Rotarians and guests of the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise on a journey down memory lane with a fascinating tale of a dream.  And not just any dream.

Doris Pinder arrived at the early morning club just in time to share her story of independence and her message to the ‘Joshua and Caleb’ generation.  She related to the ‘early birds’ about a troubling dream that highlighted some of the negatives of today’s society.  As she shared with her audience, you could hear the sun’s rays tapping the glass as it shyly rose in the sky . . . The audience was in awe.  The elderly character, disturbed by the request in this dream to renounce, or as she coined, ‘redepend’ on England caused quite an anxiety.  However, the anxiety conjured up positive memories – the Women’s Suffrage Movement and our road to independence in 1973, which soothed the beautifully aged woman.  It was these latter memories that proved optimistic for Mrs. Pinder.  She reasoned that although The Bahamas is not where we would like it to be, it sure is better than where we were.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Causing much laughter while referring to prior years, young members and those young at heart, understood her message.  The message was a reminder and an appeal to continue to strive “Forward, Upward, Onward, and Together.”  She emphasized the importance of preparing our younger generation to lead; and that we as a nation must appreciate the foundation laid by our forefathers as we move our nation to the ‘promised land’.