The document compares poor and rich countries, finding that the difference is not due to age, natural resources, or intellectual ability. Rather, the key difference is the attitudes and principles that are cultivated through a society's education and culture. In rich countries, the majority follow principles like ethics, integrity, responsibility, respect for laws, work ethic, savings, and punctuality. However, in poor countries only a minority embrace these functional principles that are foundational to developed societies. Therefore, countries remain poor not due to outside factors but because their people lack these beneficial attitudes.

1. To reflectTo reflect
andand...... Act.Act.
The difference betweenThe difference between
the poor countries andthe poor countries and
the rich ones is not thethe rich ones is not the
age of the country.age of the country.

2. This can be shown byThis can be shown by
countries like India &countries like India &
Egypt, that are moreEgypt, that are more
than 2000 years old andthan 2000 years old and
are poor.are poor.

3. On the other hand,On the other hand,
Canada, Australia & NewCanada, Australia & New
Zealand, that 150 yearsZealand, that 150 years
ago were inexpressive,ago were inexpressive,
today are developedtoday are developed
countries and are rich.countries and are rich.

4. The difference betweenThe difference between
poor & rich countriespoor & rich countries
does not reside in thedoes not reside in the
available naturalavailable natural
resources.resources.

5. Japan has a limited territory, 80%Japan has a limited territory, 80%
mountainous, inadequate formountainous, inadequate for
agriculture & cattle raising, but itagriculture & cattle raising, but it
is the second world economy. Theis the second world economy. The
country is like an immense floatingcountry is like an immense floating
factory, importing raw materialfactory, importing raw material
from the whole world and exportingfrom the whole world and exporting
manufactured products.manufactured products.

6. Another example is Switzerland, whichAnother example is Switzerland, which
does not plant cocoa but has the bestdoes not plant cocoa but has the best
chocolate of the world. In its littlechocolate of the world. In its little
territory they raise animals and plantterritory they raise animals and plant
the soil during 4 months per year. Notthe soil during 4 months per year. Not
enough, they produce dairy products ofenough, they produce dairy products of
the best quality. It is a small countrythe best quality. It is a small country
that transmits an image of security,that transmits an image of security,
order & labor, which made it theorder & labor, which made it the
world’s strong safe.world’s strong safe.

7. Executives from richExecutives from rich
countries whocountries who
communicate with theircommunicate with their
counterparts in poorcounterparts in poor
countries show thatcountries show that
there is no significantthere is no significant
intellectual difference.intellectual difference.

8. RRace or skin color areace or skin color are
also not important:also not important:
immigrants labeled lazyimmigrants labeled lazy
in their countries ofin their countries of
origin are the productiveorigin are the productive
power in rich Europeanpower in rich European
countries.countries.

9. What is theWhat is the
difference then?difference then?

10. The difference is theThe difference is the
attitude of theattitude of the
people, framed alongpeople, framed along
the years by thethe years by the
education & theeducation & the
culture.culture.

11. On analyzing theOn analyzing the
behavior of the peoplebehavior of the people
in rich & developedin rich & developed
countries, we find thatcountries, we find that
the great majoritythe great majority
follow the followingfollow the following
principles in theirprinciples in their
lives:lives:

12. 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 of5. 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.

13. In poor countries,In poor countries,
only a minorityonly a minority
follow these basicfollow these basic
principles inprinciples in
their daily life.their daily life.

14. We are not poorWe are not poor
because we lackbecause we lack
natural resources ornatural resources or
because nature wasbecause nature was
cruel to us.cruel to us.

15. We are poor because we lackWe are poor because we lack
attitude.attitude.
We lack the will to complyWe lack the will to comply
with and teach thesewith and teach these
functional principles of richfunctional principles of rich
& developed societies.& developed societies.

16. If you do not forward thisIf you do not forward this
message nothing will happen tomessage nothing will happen to
you. Your pet will not die, youyou. Your pet will not die, you
will not be fired, you will notwill not be fired, you will not
have bad luck for seven yearshave bad luck for seven years
and also you will not get sick.and also you will not get sick.

17. If you love yourIf you love your
country, let thiscountry, let this
message circulate for amessage circulate for a
major quantity of peoplemajor quantity of people
could reflect about thiscould reflect about this
& CHANGE, ACT!!& CHANGE, ACT!!