Among the various natural resources the country or state has, Human Resources is the most notable one. No doubt population is a burden as far as the utilization of resources is concerned. But on a positive note, Human Resources, is an equally important resource one can be proud of and boast. But it comes with a rider. The resource is valuable only if they are hard-working, productive, disciplined, and contributory. Otherwise, the same resource can be a curse. It can eat into other natural resources of the country. The depletion of those assets can make the country or state poor, unproductive, and backward eventually. On the other hand productivity, innovation, technological progress, export, agriculture, infrastructure as well as GDP is dependent on the overall contribution and productivity of the people who live in. Famous poet Sri Gurujada Appa Rao once said "Desamante matti kadoy, Desamante Manushuloy". This means the earth doesn't make the country or state, it is the people who make it.

So people of the state or country must possess certain qualities, pride, a sense of belonging and productivity. The competition must be healthy and criticism should be constructive. Eventually, ethics and discipline are the one that gives credibility and a standing in the world. Automatically with ethics and principles transparency, honesty, and duty mindedness, will improve leading to productivity and economic growth. In addition, the crime rate will reduce, and safety will increase contributing to the true freedom of the people who live in. Overall this sets a culture that the generations will enjoy and follow. But hard work is fundamental. Without this, no achievement can happen at the individual state, or national level.

 

It is very easy to recognize this fact across the globe. The differences in different countries are obvious based on the criteria I have mentioned above. Those countries who had such qualities in people are prosperous and well-developed. Some of them have become superpowers. The others are lingering at various levels of backwardness. Without imbibing such qualities no country or state can progress. The fundamental resource of human beings is the brain. The physical body will take care of execution and physical work. The brain is solely responsible for innovation, discovery ingenuity, and indigenous productivity. The body will execute those ideas and make it a reality. The brain is like a diamond. The more you polish the diamond more it shines.

Likewise more you use the brain the more sharper and creative it becomes. The old concept of the brain as a static organ with a fixed number of neurons that doesn't change further is a myth. The brain is equally dynamic. Though the number of neutrons in the functional unit of the brain doesn't change, the number of connections can keep changing and increasing all the time. Based on the thought and utility of the brain it can rewire itself all through life. Hence using the brain to its full potential is most relevant. As such one can effectively use only 7-10% of the capacity bestowed to the brain. In essence, the capacity of the human brain is unlimited. The organ itself is quite mysterious and unfathomable. By mere usage regularly the individual ability keeps enhancing. There is a famous saying that "necessity is the mother of invention". So in a way demand, and desire to make one comfortable made all the human inventions what the world is enjoying today.

By offering free bees to people the demand and desire are effectively taken away. That apart the responsibility to themselves and their families will not be there. As a result, there is no drive, motivation, or necessity to work. Free money, free food, and free travel are being provided as an offer to vote and choose the government. I am not commenting on the veracity of political strategy. I am only trying to point out the slackness of the bodies and the degeneration of the brain that takes place. This may not be visible immediately. But in the long run, the productivity will go down affecting the culture and economic status of the state or the country. Once people get used to it the work culture will deteriorate and eventually, all the skills people gained will be lost effectively. No labour will be available increasing the production cost and affecting the quality and quantity of the produce. Thus replacement and dependency on machines and artificial intelligence for sustainable productivity will create further increases in costs as well as loss of jobs.

By then all the people would have been transformed effectively into a lazy, unskilled, and unproductive set of people. As it is well known "Idle mind is devil's workshop". people will resort to drinking, gambling, and other avocations diverting from work culture. They become insecure, and the gap between the rich and poor will widen. Those who are working will continue while others can only while away their time. This will lead to cultural, social, and economic equality and insecurity. The states' or countries' progress will halt. Without practice, perfection will disappear affecting the quality. It is a scientifically proven fact that such idle brains will eventually become dementia.

On one side medical research is striving to increase the life span. Imagine what could be the light with a combination of old and dementia brains dominating society. In the developed countries nothing is free, one must earn a livelihood. But the government provides support and security, we too can refine the policies that can help the individuals as well as the state. Instead that money can be spent on health insurance. Health care is becoming expensive and continues to be with all the new developments. Making people work hard for themselves and providing health insurance will be more appropriate, particularly in medical emergencies. No one can anticipate an emergency. No one can keep enough money in their pocket to deal with such a situation. Taking care of people in those critical times either by insurance or by any other effective means is more meaningful. This can effectively reduce man sick hours and help improve the overall productivity leading to the prosperity of the society.