What Is Wrong with Us: Why we keep uprooting young trees because they have not yet become forests
The article "What Is Wrong with Us: Why we keep uprooting young trees because they have not yet become forests" from MyJoyOnline discusses the expectation that governments resolve national challenges within single election cycles. The article states that "we inherited infrastructure deficits that accumulated over decades" and other issues like "educational gaps that evolved over generations." It suggests that expecting immediate transformation from these accumulated deficiencies is like "demanding fruit before roots have fully formed."
The article highlights examples of countries that achieved success through long-term planning and investment. South Korea in the 1950s faced severe poverty but transformed itself through disciplined educational investments. Singapore faced unemployment and housing shortages at independence in 1965 but became one of the world's most efficient societies through long term planning. China's economic rise unfolded over several decades. The article also mentions Japan's post-war recovery and Germany's reconstruction as examples of generational commitment.
The article concludes with the idea that "nations become extraordinary not because they think quickly, but because they think beyond themselves."
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Across Africa, citizens are demanding immediate transformation from governments- despite inheriting challenges decades in the making. Is this growing impatience trapping the continent in a cycle of repeated disappointments - movement without arrival?
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