Ralf is a county lead and is always worried as to why there is a bias globally towards metro/city upliftment and county remain behind..
One day he goes for an international conference on County development.. He meets an Indian county lead too (Sarpanch), Manish
Manish ”we do get US$150000 roughly for village development annually…
Ralf ”amazing… what is population?”
Manish ”2500”
Ralf ”cool..” and he opens up calculator”
Ralf ”hey < 500 bucks in Rs for each person allocated per month”
Manish begins smiling..
Manish ”Sir.. it goes for panchayat development, sometimes school upgradation, roads.. so many factors exist”
Ralf ”in my county.. US$30000 roughly annual income per family”
Manish ”cool..”
Ralf ”however am also struggling for education amenities”
Manish ”what exactly you do… and where we can improve our family income too?”
Ralf ”education budget is low also here”
Manish ”is education system going to collapse soon?”
Ralf ”no… education system will not collapse, but style of teaching should.. something entertaining.. the students need to get real grasp of value of education ”
Manish ”water is also a problem there.. .imagine only 35litres of water per individual per village in areas which have scanty water.. or even lesser then that.. it also includes water for pets, cattle and so on”
Ralf ”dear.. I know the struggle.. have been in India.. I have a suggestion”
Manish ”what..?”
Ralf ”did you read PASSION…”
Manish ”what it means?”
Ralf ”strong desire to achieve an object and seek security from that object… this is what the blog keeps highlighting always”
Manish ”so…”
Ralf ”why cannot you try to influence corporates to adopt your villages and even Individuals can.. and this will help bring in more money to system… and overall prosperity… yes whomsoever adopts.. will be have 50% or 100% rebate in tax”
Manish begins laughing..
Ralf ”think over it”
1 year later on skype…
Manish ”Sir.. I could not influence the tax reductions.. however 2 high networth individuals have begun sponsoring many of our activities.. so we are now confident.. this model will work…”
Ralf ”thank PASSION for the same… always remember everything is in our hand.. we need to improve selves”
Manish ”what about your county”
Ralf ”have retired from that role.. nothing much.. working on village implementation policies.. and will share with you”
Manish ”Sir.. do visit my village.. and I will ensure you are hosted well”
Ralf ”Manish… whatsoever be the case any county of world definitely hosts their guests well”
Manish begins laughing