The Human Mind is Capital

Published on 2nd May 2006

It’s easy to take for granted the labors of those like the humble housemaid, whose efforts make civilized life possible, and to miss their subtle skill, diligence, and just plain decency. We tend to appreciate the product without acknowledging the producer.

Once a year, though, we’re reminded to pay tribute to those who make the world better, safer, easier or just more fun. This is the great significance of Labor Day — a time to slow down, relax, think about the debt we owe our fellow employees — and employers and strategize on how to save labour, yet yield maximum results.

On Human Work, Pope John Paul II wrote, "Work is a good thing for man - a good thing for his humanity - because through work man not only transforms nature, but he also achieves fulfillment as a human being and indeed in a sense becomes more a human being."

Jobs are created by our innate human resourcefulness and ingenuity, expressed in invention, innovation and social imitation. The ultimate determinant of the number and quality of jobs in future will not be physical or even financial constraints, but science, technology, values and social organization.

In the lines of every article presented in this issue are tenets leading to high productivity ranging from the human mindset, human interaction to harnessing of resources.

The African Executive salutes the Press on the event of the World Press Freedom Day. We hope this will be an occasion to reflect on how the press can use its influence to free Africa from social, political and economic stagnation. We also wish the World MPs gathered in Nairobi a fruitful discussion hoping that they will deliberate on righting the wrongs that politics has imposed on Africa.


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