(cont'd from yesterday's post)
People add their ideas/talents/virtues to the resources they have access to. They create progress, they create value. Here is an inspiring man who raised the GNP of Bangladesh:
"Can cell phones fight poverty better than aid? Entrepreneur Iqbal Quadir would say so. He believes the secret lies behind technology and innovation."
Mr. Quadir got the insight that connectivity among the poor of his native country would increase their wealth. Why? It's not obvious at first, so he tells a story.
One day in Bangladesh, he walked ten miles to get medicine for his family, only to find that the medicine man was gone. So he walked ten miles back home, an all-day round trip. His entire day was a waste of time and energy which could have been invested in productive work. So now it's obvious - a phone would have enabled him to make that trip when the medicine was available.
His insight led him to start a phone company to serve the poor of Bangladesh. "This one company…is raising the GNP of the country much more than the aid this country receives."
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