Re: It is people who decide the fate of a state

Thanks Dr. Vittal for such an insightful anecdote. The moral I derive
from this is the following:

1. Definitely the Gujarati businessman exhibited sharp business acumen
where the one from your native place failed miserably.
2. This does not tell anything about who is a better individual!
3. Society, even with full of good people may not make an economically
stronger society.
4. There are many backward areas, and even whole countries that are
poor, all around the world. I am sure the percentage of good people out
numbers the not so good, there too. However, their lack of business
acumen prevents them from becoming economically prosperous.
5. We need to empower our population at large to be economically aware
and functional. If we consider our home state, NTR definitely made our
people politically more aware. CBN started the ball rolling in making
them economically more aware. We need to take it further.
6. We need to educate people so they can distinguish their emotional
needs from economic needs.
7. For too long, our society prided itself on emotional issues and
missed the economic implications. This clearly shows in our daily
behavior, the way we organize, elect our leaders and so on. Balance is
the cry of the hour. One tip is, embracing all sects, castes,
religions, and working for economic progress.
8. Once we start demanding ourselves to be economically sound, other
deviations take a back seat. You do things for what you want to be. Let
us empower people to develop a vision where they see themselves
prosperous. They are smart enough to focus on what they need to do to
achieve their visions.
9. We need to encourage our people to embrace good business ideals,
educated enough to protest the wrong doers and their acts. Of course as
Ronald Reagan said, though we trust businesses to do the right things,
the public and the government should always verify. Same should apply
for elected leaders and the government at large!
10. We need to educate ourselves to enjoy the eggs, but not to kill the
goose (case in point APIDC, public infrastructure, among others).

Regards,
Chandu