The idea is that China is a capitalistic country with communistic sentiments. America is a capitalistic country with individualistic sentiments.
Here is how I know you will get rich if you decided to transfer your life over to the The Middle Kingdom. Nick's Top 3, so to speak:
1) Country
The people in China believe in their country. After the media titulates everything that happens in American politics, no one is left with a positive taste in their mouths. Remember JFK saying, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country!" In my opinion, most citizens of China are greatly and relentlessly pursuing this question. This takes the focus off how bad everything is they have to do, and makes it a privilidge they can be contributing to the greater good. An honor, so to speak.
If we can start looking at work as a form of honor, any work, then we will have made a great stride in catching up to China.
2) Mindfulness
There is a rare peace that will come over you when you start working in a factory. In China, this has helped a significant portion achieve some enlightenment.
You can start practicing this now. When you feel that voice in your head say it's time to do something else, just listen to it. Acknowledge it. Feel the awareness around and all that is.
State of being and presence, the ultimate gift of living in the now, can be found in doing these mindful exercises where one is forced to overcome "boredom." Think about how much more peaceful TV would be if it did not have to "kill" boredom.
3) Respect
In China, you will line up military style if there is to be a meeting. Order and hierarchy is essential and respect will be your principle.
4) Beyond Capitalism
Once you start realizing the potential, you can start moving up. Every major country around the world ships its resources to China. After that, every country buys its own resources back at a huge premium from China's factories.
Once you see that the exploitation of Earth's resources is as easy as getting them all to one part of the world, changing them, and bringing them back to the rest of the world...you're going to realize that it's just a cycle. Get ready for Macao!
5) Harmonious Society
China has much bigger fish to fry that the Jesus fish. Crime, divorce, tensions between forsaken farmers and land developers. China has freedom of religion now and many other things. That's right, fights over gay marriage probably aren't welcome when there are 700,000,000 displaced farmers wondering where their lands went. Over 60% of China's population will have to transition from agriculture to urban life during this generation. It is if the United States had to transition everyone's lifestyle, more than twice.
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