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The difference between The difference between the poor countries and the poor countries and
the rich ones is not the the rich ones is not the age of the country.age of the country.
This can be shown by This can be shown by countries like India & countries like India & Egypt, that are more Egypt, that are more
than 2000 years old and than 2000 years old and are poor.are poor.
On the other hand, On the other hand, Canada, Australia & New Canada, Australia & New Zealand, that 150 years Zealand, that 150 years ago were inexpressive, ago were inexpressive, today are developed today are developed
countries and are rich.countries and are rich.
The difference between The difference between poor & rich countries poor & rich countries does not reside in the does not reside in the
available natural available natural resources.resources.
Japan has a limited territory, 80% Japan has a limited territory, 80% mountainous, inadequate for mountainous, inadequate for
agriculture & cattle raising, but it agriculture & cattle raising, but it is the second world economy. The is the second world economy. The
country is like an immense floating country is like an immense floating factory, importing raw material factory, importing raw material
from the whole world and exporting from the whole world and exporting manufactured products.manufactured products.
Another example is Switzerland, which Another example is Switzerland, which does not plant cocoa but has the best does not plant cocoa but has the best chocolate of the world. In its little chocolate of the world. In its little territory they raise animals and plant territory they raise animals and plant the soil during 4 months per year. Not the soil during 4 months per year. Not enough, they produce dairy products of enough, they produce dairy products of the best quality. It is a small country the best quality. It is a small country that transmits an image of security, that transmits an image of security,
order & labor, which made it the order & labor, which made it the world’s strong safe.world’s strong safe.
Executives from rich Executives from rich countries who countries who
communicate with their communicate with their counterparts in poor counterparts in poor countries show that countries show that
there is no significant there is no significant intellectual difference.intellectual difference.
RRace or skin color are ace or skin color are also not important: also not important:
immigrants labeled lazyimmigrants labeled lazyin their countries of in their countries of
origin are the productive origin are the productive power in rich European power in rich European
countries.countries.
What is the What is the difference then?difference then?
The difference is the The difference is the attitude of the attitude of the
people, framed along people, framed along the years by the the years by the education & the education & the
culture.culture.
On analyzing the On analyzing the behavior of the people behavior of the people in rich & developed in rich & developed
countries, we find that countries, we find that the great majority the great majority
follow the following follow the following principles in their principles in their
lives:lives:
1. Ethics, as a basic principle.1. Ethics, as a basic principle.2. Integrity.2. Integrity.3. Responsibility.3. Responsibility.4. Respect to the laws & rules.4. Respect to the laws & rules.
5. Respect to the rights of 5. Respect to the rights of other citizens. other citizens.6. Work loving.6. Work loving.7. Strive for saving & 7. Strive for saving &
investment. investment.8. Will of super action.8. Will of super action.9. Punctuality.9. Punctuality.
In poor countries, In poor countries, only a minority only a minority
follow these basic follow these basic principles in principles in
their daily life.their daily life.
We are not poor We are not poor because we lack because we lack
natural resources or natural resources or because nature was because nature was
cruel to us.cruel to us.
We are poor because we lack We are poor because we lack attitude.attitude.
We lack the will to comply We lack the will to comply
with and teach these with and teach these functional principles of rich functional principles of rich
& developed societies.& developed societies.
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