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To the rear view mirror mentalists!
You are what you see
When Modi came to town he spoke well about his country men making strides in the British economy through their contribution in business and commerce and requested for improved trade ties with the U.K. He implored the British authorities to improve the existing scientific research programmes so that the pharmaceutical companies can improve expertise in pharmaceutical research and development. He showcased the improvement of Indian medical facilities and hailed the contribution of Indian medical personnel contributing in the Nhs . He applauded his host for creating an environment that nurtures entrepreneurship that encouraged industrialists like Mittal and the Hinduja brothers. He did not mention anything about the rapists and large numbers of fellow country men in UK jails. There is time and place to do that.
In another forum with the Indian community he explained the situation and that the laws are being improved and condemned that culture by Indian men. He said this among his own people.
When Sharif came to town he espoused the academic prowess of his people in UK universities and applauded the efforts of his people performing wonderfully in the commercial sectors in the UK. He discussed how to further the trade and investment links between the UK and Pakistan. By the time he left "Both sides renewed their commitment to increase bilateral trade to £3 billion by 2015. A revised Trade and Investment Roadmap sets out new cooperation between the UK and Pakistan, including four new Trade Champions to progress the business agenda. They agreed to work together to support the Government of Pakistan's implementation of critical economic reforms, particularly to increase the The UK and Pakistan welcomed the launch of UK support to help improve the business environment and increase domestic and international investment in This aims to create up to £400 million in additional economic production, and generate up to 400,000 jobs, half of which will be for women and young people.
Sharif did not mention that the second largest foreign prisoners were Pakistanis.
When Buhari came to town on his own, he did not talk of his people strides in film production, academia, medicine, research and development, charities, nursing, IT, education, legal profession and those engaged in spiritual activities. He chose , without being prompted, spoke of his country men in jails because of their fraudulent activities. On every occasion , it seems in the face of poor comprehension of enquiries, the next thing to say is negatives about the very people he swore an oath to serve.
Of course when you say such awful things about your people, you will never leave with 5p as you have freely told the world that investments will fail and nothing good can happen in a place where the citizens are fraudulent, corrupt and useless. Who would want to invest in a place where they have such a truthful president.
Negative people cannot see positives.
Our mental abilities and capacity determine the way we see things, education is a tool that usually provide a balanced view of how we see things, weigh the implications of what we say and this guided by our experiences thereby allowing for a high level of reasonableness of delivery. This becomes better with age and a commensurate level of self-development as we grow.
This is the reason why it is believed that wisdom comes with age!
I am beginning to doubt that though.
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