The World Is Short of Gentlemen

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out of it. A gentleman is one who is simple, selfless and sticks to his ethics. Unfortunately, majority of the people in the 21st century are not aware of the simple term known as 'ethics'. This 'under-understanding' of this term is the root of all problems. When the majority follow ethics in their field of work, it will eradicate financial frauds, political crisis and social disturbance.

Firstly, if you shift your focus to the business field, be it a local retail shop or a big financial institution the malpractice of not following ethics is found. In simple terms, hiring a taxi is becoming a nightmare these days because drivers are not keen to take passengers to destinations which are less profitable, whle in bigger companies lack of ethics is usually well-hidden but people are well aware of the Enron case. Secondly, the world is going through a political turmoil because of unethical measures taken from their corrupt leaders. Be it countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia or even America, the countries are suffering due to the shortage of gentlemen in the field of politics. The best examples are our very own Mr. Bush, Tony Blair, Pervez Musharaf, Gloria Arroyo, Kim, Mr Johnson the ex prime minister for Australia and Ehud Olmert are the main cause of disharmony because they have chosen a path which disturbs the tranquility of the world. Thirdly, in our century, sadly, the divorce rate and other family affairs alongwith crime rate has reached at its pinnacle. Everyday when one opens up a newspaper, you see the 'Mcartney-Mills' divorce case along with hundreds more, rape or even gang rapes, child-molesting, thefts, murders and whatever an evil mind can imagine.

People have to put a stop on the race for the 'extra buck' in food, shelter and clothing and if one does it means he doubts that God's treasures are empty i.e. you will get what is written for you and if one snatches the share of other due to his/her misery might be a winner for a while but would turn out to be the biggest loser in the future. We are so focused in what we have left behind that we dont see what lies ahead. To get that 'extra buck' and gain status we would take all those measures which are enemy to the soul of ethics. In order to return to a normal life, we have to follow our books which tell us to stick with ethics so that this world becomes peaceful or have visionary leaders like the UAE ones who have led the country from a lonely desert to a successful country only because they care for humanity and belief in use of ethics in their respective work-fields.