One of the worst afflictions that a people can suffer from is that disease that prevents them from knowing who their true friends are!
Another equally damaging affliction that can visit a people is the sickness which traps them in narrow span and short term thinking.
A people without a long term social vision that is guided by a moral-ethical consciousness will end up becoming servants and errand boys/girls in any assembly of nationalities!
A people who opt for quick profits in the short term without sufficient consideration for the medium and long terms will end up short changing itself.
Reflections 