LET’S THINK DIFFERENTLY !

A most informative message on my phone started me thinking of how different our country could be if we took examples from some of the other countries in the world, who have made their mark in world history!!! Apparently, the difference between poor and rich nations does not lie in the age of the nation and is ably demonstrated by countries like India and Egypt, which are more than 2000 years old and are still poor countries!!! Conversely, Canada, Australia and New Zealand which were insignificant 150 years ago are today some of the world’s most developed and richest nations!!! Canada is even calling for migrants today!!! Significantly, the difference between rich and poor nations does not depend on the availability of natural resources, it depends solely on our lack of ATTITUDE AND THE WILL TO FOLLOW AND TEACH THE PRINCIPAL BENEFITS OF WORKING TO OUR PEOPLE!!! Take Japan which has limited arable territory, 80% mountainous country unsuitable for agriculture but is THIRD IN THE WORLD’S ECONOMY!!! The Japanese have never forgotten or overlooked the importance of importing raw material from the whole world and exporting manufactured products with it!!!  

All of us have been constantly looking at Switzerland to get the best chocolates in the world!!! Did we ever realize that in her small territory, Switzerland rears animals and cultivates the land but only for four months of the year, and nevertheless manufactures the world’s best milk products!!! A small country indeed which is a beautiful glowing example of security and serenity with the strongest Bank in the world, trusted for generations!!!  

It is time we realized that we are not poor because we lack natural resources or because nature was cruel to us; we are poor because we totally lack positive attitudes!!! We lack the will to follow and to teach these basic principles

We are told that executives from rich countries who interact with their counterparts from the poor countries do not display any significant intellectual differences!!! Racial or colour factors do not evince importance: migrants heavy in laziness in their own countries are forced to be productive in rich European countries!!! What is the difference then??? People’s attitude is the significant difference moulded by inherent education and culture!!! An analysis of people from rich and developed countries have proved that most of them abide by the basic principles of Ethics, Integrity, Responsibility, Respect for Law and Order, Respect for Majority of Citizens by Right and last but not least THEIR LOVE FOR WORK!!! COUPLED WITH THIS IS THE EFFORT TO SAVE AND INVEST, THE WILL TO BE PRODUCTIVE AND PUNCTUAL!!! In poor countries, a small minority follow these basic principles in their daily lives!!! It is time we realized that we are not poor because we lack natural resources or because nature was cruel to us; we are poor because we totally lack positive attitudes!!!

We lack the will to follow and to teach these basic principles that contribute to rich and developed countries!!! We let our people stick in the rut they have fallen into; we try to take advantage over everything and everyone when we absolutely cannot afford to do so!!! We see something done wrong and say ‘LET IT BE!’ WE LACK THE GUTS AND THE COURAGE TO CHANGE OUR ATTITUDE, TO MOVE FORWARD, TO EMULATE EXAMPLES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, TO TAKE OUR THINKING AND OUR ACTIONS TO A HIGHER LEVEL, TO MOTIVATE OUR PEOPLE AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO MAKE THIS LAND A BETTER PLACE TO BE ABLE TO SAY IN ALL SINCERITY AND PRIDE “THIS  

LAND IS MY LAND, THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND, LET’S MAKE IT A BETTER LAND MADE FOR YOU AND ME”!!! LET’S MAKE IT THE PARADISE IT USED TO BE!!!  

Moving on to other issues I would like to dwell on why companies should recruit people over 60 for senior and responsible positions? Because they are more productive than those below 60. A massive study in America has found that the most productive age in a man’s life is 60-70. From 70 – 80 is the second most productive age. The average age of a Nobel Prize Winner is 62. The third most productive age is 50-60. The average age of a CEO in a Fortune 500 company is 63. The average age of the pastors of the 10 biggest churches in America is 71. The average age of the Pope is 71. This tells us somehow God has designed that the best years of our life are between 60-80. IT IS WHEN YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine 70 389* found that at 60 you reach your peak of potential and continue up to 80. So if you are between 60-70 or 70-80 you have the best and second best years of your life with you! All senior citizens need not worry about age at all.  

There is a new Vitamin in town folks- its friends and is called -*VITAMIN F* I loved this and want to share it with you. Why do I have a *variety of friends* who are all so different in character? How can I get along with them all? I think that each one helps to bring out a “different” part of me. With one of them I am polite, I joke with another, I sit down and talk about serious matters with one and when I am with another I laugh a lot. I listen to one friend’s problems then I listen to another one’s advice for me. My friends are all like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle when completed they form a Treasure Box. We all pray for each other, even Doctors tell us that friends are good for our health. Dr. Oz calls them Vitamin F (for Friends) and counts the benefits of friends as essential to our well being.

All of us have been constantly looking at Switzerland to get the best chocolates in the world!!! Did we ever realize that in her small territory, Switzerland rears animals and cultivates the land but only for four months of the year

Research shows that people in strong social circles have less risk of depression and terminal strokes. If you enjoy Vitamin F constantly, you can be up to 30 years younger than your real age. The warmth of friendship stops stress and even in your most intense moments it decreases the chance of a cardiac arrest or stroke by 50%. I am so happy that I have such a huge stock of Vitamin F. Let’s all concentrate on getting ourselves a bumper stock of Vitamin F – it is the best and most priceless Vitamin one can have!  

I would like to leave you with more food for thought – a beautiful message from our Holy Father Pope Francis: he says, “Rivers do not drink their own water; trees do not eat their own fruit; the sun does not shine on itself and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is…Life is good when you are happy; but much better when others are happy because of you.” Let us all remember then that every changing colour of a leaf is beautiful and every changing situation of life is meaningful, both need very clear vision. So do not grumble or complain, let us instead remember that Pain is a sign that we are alive, Problems are a sign that we are strong and Prayer is a sign we are not alone!! If we can acknowledge these truths and condition our hearts and minds, our lives will be more meaningful, different and worthwhile!! 

THE VOICE