The Great Hope Of Society Is Individual Character

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Man has harnessed the potentials of the ingenuity and simultaneously does the same with his environs. Consequently, thesis paved the way to the immense growth of civilizations. From his primitive past, man has risen to become a cosmopolitan citizen of the world. Despite this unprecedented growth and development, the world is still far from the ideal we envisioned it to be. The hungry face of poverty, the gloom and desperation that rise from want, the continuous struggle for fame, power and wealth are still at the forefront of both individual and racial priorities that humanity still swallows in fear and discontent. My task is not to give you a panacea for the woes of humanity but to share with you the wisdom of my thoughts. A sage once said, "The great hope of society is individual character-CHANNING." To relate this to the current situation...I wish to include my own country, ------ which had been suffering from economic setbacks for years--let us undergo self-retrospect... Why is it that there is just a handful of successful ------business entrepreneurs? Their attitude towards business is the culprit! Unlke the Chinese, for example, are contented with marginal profit, they do business to rake profit. Discontent fathers greed and greed covets evil. Those who are in power whose mandate is to serve are busy protecting their own interests. What about the people they vowed to serve? Who would look after their interest, their welfare? This utter lack of concern has fanned both distrust and discontent among the population and this in turn would breed problems in peace and order. If they want to be an active player in the global economy, why don't they change their attitude towards work. Instead of finding faults or criticizing the kind of work that we do, let us learn to love our work. Indeed, it is the character of everyone who constitutes society which
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