A man must be known for something or suffer the prescription of a nondescript and so society. Economists in their reflections locate identifiable trait as comparative advantage. Every man and society has inherent potentials but not all identify and take advantage of them. And so such latent talents die and are interred without realization. It is why counselors insist that children should be led into identifying their aptitudes early to enable them cultivate and take full advantage of such talents.
Most societies trudge on without identifying its potentials. Every potential is a goldmine when properly harnessed. Societies that have become “Meccas” to the rest of the world engaged in deep reflections to identify its comparative advantage. Today the world moves in droves to Dubai because someone could perform the act of profound thinking which helped in turning the once arid land into a global economic hub. Jerusalem took advantage of its history to recreate itself into a hub of religious tourism. Saudi-Arabia also employed the trend of history and turned itself into a global worship centre.
