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BIRTH OF A NOBLE NATION
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able to cope with the problems of dissatisfaction created by some past events. We have all heard many stories of how hatred among individuals has caused irreparable harm to all those involved and their families. Nations have countless memorials, reminding us day in and day out of the havoc created by wars and the residual sentiments of wars that people have to live with for a long time. But are we learning enough? It is true that all of us realize that today's world is a connected one. Technology and travel have nearly made the world a global village. The world has to become a federation of nations. A nation is a federation of states, social groups, families and individuals. So what is needed is a situation of live and let live. One's needs, privacy, liberty, aspirations, accomplishments are all important. But there has to be a concept of a noble nation, where the welfare of the whole nation as a whole is ingrained in the thinking and actions of its people. This is the need of the hour. How do we achieve this idea of a noble nation?
Our visualization of a noble nation is two-fold. One is internal, concerned with the individual and encompassing the family, community and society. Another concerns enterprise and covers the issues of livelihood, business, distribution of wealth and respect for individual property and rights. We do not offer any new theory or postulate any new concept but draw from the heritage of our civilization. The bottom line is that a citizen with a value system respects the family, respects society, and thereby respects the nation. Furthermore, the person is conscious that he or she is a part of the world family. The operational line is the prosperity of people with adequate earning capacity. We call such a nation a developed nation. Economic prosperity and an embedded value system would promote a peaceful and prosperous society and thereby the evolution of a happy nation.
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