Sometimes I Wonder About Us

What does being an independent country really mean? We have been one for almost fifty years and how has it made a difference in our lives I would like to know. The Cayman Islands remained a colony and when I look at what they have been able to achieve I wonder if seeking independence was the right thing for us. Would we not have gotten all the things as a colony that we have gotten as an independent country?  Would we have not gotten as much freedom as the Cayman Islands? Would our economy not be as developed as it is today? What exactly would we have lost had we remained a colony? How has Independence benefited us, what are it’s rewards? How have we shouldered this responsibility?  Why did we want to be an independent country? What difference has it made in our daily lives? How do we fulfill our destiny as one independent people?