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By Nneka Okumazie
Any country is as developed as what knowledge is worth to them; knowledge in areas of necessity to have a leading edge in the world. Knowledge is one of the character constituents for development.
Some people and countries rate themselves on things they can afford that to do well mean to have those things when it was the knowledge that brought them about.
Some people also think that knowledge, individually, is along things like certifications, when those are still commonly available and obtainable, having advantages in restricted terms.
Character multiplies whatever a country has, but a lack of character diminishes it. Sincerity, fairness, curiosity, advancement, exploration, experimentation, trust, etc., are important values that make any country develop.
Just as there are important needs that an individual attends to, so is development for a people with seriousness.
There are always public projects in every country, and their success and sustainability are often dependent on the character of the people. There is always a crisis, internal or external, as well as difficulties, but the character including the knowledge that the people have becomes a force for a solution.
Development is not about resources, neither is being a poor country about capital. It is about the character they apply in the mid-long term to emerge stronger from what they are or used to be.
Bad leaders are bad, but all leaders mostly often follow along with what the people accept. Some ideologies come in from some leaderships, but eventually, leaders are often loyal to what is dominant or preexisting, even if it is small. Though some leaders can break the character of a nation, it is not so common, as leader just often takes advantage of what is weak or absent to further their purposes.
The development of a country happens the same way any individual builds a house. There could be different approaches, but standard work must be done.
Most nations are underdeveloped because of their lack of character or weak values. They may always find reasons, but the character for it is just not there.
[Deuteronomy 14:17, And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant.]
