Mon Nov 2, 2009 8:39 pm (PST)
*Dear Friends,
Here is a good article forwarded by a doctor friend of mine that is worth
reading
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Enjoy reading.
Ernie
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***THE DIFFERENCE** *
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**The difference between the poor countries and the rich ones is not the age
of the country:**
**This can be shown by countries like **India** & **Egypt** , that are more
than 2000 years old, but are poor. *
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**On the other hand, **Canada** , **Australia **& **New Zealand** , that 150
years ago were inexpressive, today are developed countries, and are rich.**
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**The difference between poor & rich countries does not reside in the
available natural resources.**
**Japan** has a limited territory, 80% mountainous, inadequate for
agriculture & cattle raising, but it is the second** **world economy. The
country is like an** **immense floating factory, importing raw materials
from the whole world and exporting manufactured products.**
**Another example is **Switzerland* *, which does not plant cocoa but has the
best chocolate in the world. In its little territory they raise animals and
plant the soil** **during 4 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 & labor, which made it the world's strongest, safest
place.**
**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 also not 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 & the culture & flawed tradition.**
**On analyzing the behavior of the people in rich & developed countries, we
find that the great majority follow the following principles in their lives:
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**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 savings & investment.* *
**8. Will of super action.**
**9. Punctuality. **
**10. and of course...Discipline **
**In poor countries, only a minority follow these basic principles in their
daily life.**
**The **Philippines* * is not poor because we lack natural resources or
because nature was cruel to us. In fact, we are supposedly rich in natural
resources.**
**We are poor because we lack the correct attitude. We lack the will to
comply with and teach these functional principles of rich & developed
societies.**
**If you do not forward this message nothing will happen to** **you. Your
pet will not die, you will not be fired, you will not have bad** **luck for
seven years, and also, you will not get sick or go hungry.**
**But those may happen because of your lack of discipline &** **laziness** *
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We believe that:
"We make a living by what we get,
We make a life by what we give!"
Winston Churchill
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