Satiricus always knew Nagga Man was a trailblazer. The man was far ahead of his time – and that was why his comrades in PPEE envied him and eventually squeezed him out. They couldn’t keep up with a visionary.
Imagine the latest complaint made by the Leader of the Proposition. That Nagga Man’s “Man in Berbice”, HoreBhajan, was renting the RoopMahal Cinema in Port Mourant for his office. Once again, the Leader of the Proposition was missing the point.
When he’d been a wee lad in Whimsey, Nagga Boy used to stand outside the RoopMahal and wish he could go inside to see all those movies with his hero Pran. Pran was called a “scamp man” in those days, and all of Nagga Boy’s friends hated him. Not Nagga Boy. He saw Pran was what nowadays folks rave about – an “anti hero”. Nagga Man was ahead of his time. So he had his “Man in Berbice”, HoreBhajan, rent the RoopMahal, so ever he visited Berb Ice in his new SUV, he could go into the RoopMahal. To be inspired by his “scamp man” hero.
“But the Leader of the Proposition was looking at the form and not the substance of Nagga Man’s far-reaching vision.” Thought Satiricus. Just look what HoreBhajan had written in his complaint. “Besides me, I have two persons working in the office: one is a clerk and the other a cleaner.” So can’t the Leader of the Proposition understand when Nagga Man employs a cleaner for a two-person office, that office has to be the whole RoopMahal? Or else he’s just employing family?
And then there’s HoreBhajan’s job – which was the final proof of Nagga Man’s vision. Nagga Man had always said there was no need for Local Government. All that was needed were 10 few good men – all handpicked by him, of course – and they’d handle all the problems of the 10 regions.
Look at what HoreBhajan ALONE had achieved – “finding solutions in farming, business, mitigation of flooding and so on from Blackbush Polder to Hogstyle”.
As HoreBhajan modestly concluded, “Needless to say my interventions in assisting persons to resolve their issues have been highly appreciated and this office is becoming increasingly popular for citizens in Region 6 who could use some help to get their problems addressed.”
Who needs Local Government? Not Nagga Man, the visionary!
