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Leading A Spiritual Life

of what is still extant. Sooner or later, you will emerge
as a super-achiever. This holds true for both nations and
individuals.
Another good example of the above principle is to
be found in the history of Singapore. Previously part of
Malaysia, Singapore was expelled from the Federation
of Malaysia in 1965 and became an independent state.
Under the leadership of its former Prime Minister Lee
Kuan Yew, Singapore likewise adopted the policy of
planning based on remnant. Although Malaysia is more
than 400 times greater than Singapore in area, today, in
development, the latter is far ahead of it.

All individuals and nations have certain ambitions
which they seek to fulfil. Wise planning for the
fulfilment of a goal requires adjustment between two
things: personal ambition and available resources. The
secret of truly successful planning lies in the correct
weighing up of one’s personal ambitions vis-à-vis the
available resources. No one can change the course taken
by the external world. No one is the master of nature.
We have only one option: to find a way of making a
realistic adjustment between our ambitions and the
resources available in the real world.

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