I begin this letter with humility and sincerity. If these words offend, I offer my heartfelt apology. This is not an attack—it is a call to wake up, reflect, and act.
There is a growing ache in the soul of Bermuda. A wound that is not being caused by foreign hands or strangers arriving on our shores. The truth is stark, raw, and devastating: Bermudians are killing Bermudians.
No one is flying into Bermuda, boating in, or swimming from afar to commit violence on our island. These are not acts of outsiders. These are our own sons and daughters—born here, raised here, educated in our schools, worshipped in our churches, celebrated our holidays, attended our family barbecues, swam in the same turquoise waters, and walked the same roads of this beautiful island we all call home.
What we are facing is not a race issue. It is not a problem to be laid solely at the feet of the government, the education system, parents, police, or political parties. What we are facing is a hatred problem, and it is festering in the hearts of our people.
Hatred is a spiritual poison. It is passed quietly through unresolved pain, inherited bitterness, economic disparity, betrayal, jealousy, and unhealed trauma. And yet, as a society, we are not confronting it. We are treating symptoms while ignoring the disease.
Hatred must be addressed in our homes, in our churches, in our schools, in our conversations, and in our spirits. We cannot just police it—we must heal it. We cannot just mourn it—we must prevent it. We cannot keep blaming—it is time to start transforming.
Bermuda, we are better than this. We are one people, one island, one family. If we do not face this truth and deal with the hatred among us, we risk losing everything that makes us a nation worth loving.
Let this be the beginning of real dialogue. Let this be the cry that wakes us up.
Selah Moment, Dr. Althea Winifred
A concerned voice for peace, healing, and truth in Bermuda
Next blog called The Spirit of Hatred – A Silent Destroyer of Humanity publishing on July 12, 2025 at 5:55 p.m.
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