It
is not the age of
the country that reflects the
difference between the poor countries and the rich ones .
This
can be shown by countries like India and Egypt, that are more than 2000 years
old and are poor.
On
the other hand, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, 150 years ago were
inexpressive, today are developed countries and are rich. The difference between
poor and rich countries does not reside in the available natural resources.
Japan
has a limited territory, 80% mountainous, inadequate for agriculture and cattle
raising, but it is the second world economy. The country is like an immense
floating factory, importing raw material from the
whole world and exporting manufactured products.
Another
example is Switzerland, which does not plant cocoa but has the best chocolate of
the world. In its little territory they raise animals and plant the soil during
four months per year. Not enough, they produce dairy products of the best
quality. It is a small country that transmits an image of security, order and
labor, which made it the world’s strong safe.
Executives
from rich countries who communicate with their counterparts in poor countries
show that there is no significant intellectual difference. Race
or skin color are neither important: immigrants labeled lazy in their countries
of origin are the productive power in rich European countries.
What
is the difference then? The
difference is the attitude of the people, framed along the years
by the education and the culture.
On
analyzing the behavior of the people in rich and developed countries, we find
that the great majority follows the following principles in their lives:
1.
Ethics, as a basic principle
2. Integrity
3. Responsibility
4. Respect to the laws and rules
5. Respect to the rights of other citizens
6. Work loving
7. Strive for saving and investment
8. Will of super action
9. Punctuality
In
poor countries, only a minority follows these basic principles in their daily
life. We
are not poor because we lack natural resources or because nature was cruel to
us. We
are poor because we lack attitude. We lack the will to comply with and teach
these functional principles of rich and developed societies.
If
you love your country, circulate this, so many people
could reflect about it and change and act!!
Author
Unknown
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving
his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental
attitude.
~Thomas Jefferson;
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
~Harry F.
Banks; We are poor because
because we, like our parents and grandparents accept ourselves to
be poor.
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Tim
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