There is no difference between the rich and the poor country compared to the age, available recourses, the mighty military, the length and breadth of the country, etc. For example, Egypt which is more than 2000 years old and had the mightiest army in its time is still a developing country now, the same case with India which exists thousand of years. On the other hand, the countries which were inexpressive 150 years ago are developed nation now….Canada, Australia, New Zealand can be viewed as example.
Without doubt, countries with limited territories and recourses are most successful then much larger country with recourses like India. Considering Japan, a country of limited territory with 80% mountainous region with inadequate for agriculture and cattle rising is the world's second largest economy. One may wonder how it has reached that position…….answer is simple, the country is like a gigantic floating factory which imports raw material from the world and exports finished goods.
One more country to consider as the best example is the Switzerland which does not plant cocoa but delivers the best chocolates to the world. This small country raises animals and plants the soil during four months a year and produces the best quality of dairy products. It is a small nation that transmits an image of security, order & 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 between them and between race and skin.
What is the difference then?
The big difference is the attitude of the people, framed along the years by the education & the culture. On analyzing the behavior of the people in rich & developed countries, a research firm has found that the great majority follow the following principles in their lives:
1. Ethics, as a basic principle.
2. Integrity.
3. Responsibility.
4. Respect to the laws & rules.
5. Respect to the rights of other citizens.
6. Work loving.
7. Strive for saving & investment.
8. Will of super action.
9. Punctuality.
In poor countries, only a minority follow these basic principles in their daily life. Nations are not poor because they lack in natural resources or because nature was cruel to them. Nations are poor because majority of its citizens lack attitude. As citizen of our country, we lack the will to comply with and teach these functional principles of rich & developed societies. If you love your country, let this message be practiced by you and pass onto the other majority of the people through any media you like to reflect a change and act!