Brain Drain Or Brain Dead?

Brain drain from Muslim world is serious: Muhyiddin

[Quran 13:11] For each one are successive [angels] before and behind him who protect him by the decree of God. Indeed, God will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. And when God intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it. And there is not for them besides Him any patron.

 
 
Oh please get over our 'glorious' history, because the only way is forward. Now is the time for us to take action - towards strengthening our economy and develop our country to make it a better place to live, at least for ourselves. But what does strengthening our economy mean - Hoard more money? Is that what the rich countries are doing? I don't think so.
 
If one would disagree with me, I think he might've forgotten the lesson from the tragic tale of King Midas. Midas thought he was blessed with his golden touch, when it was a curse indeed. In order to prosper, we need more than just money - what we really need is a good way of spending our money.
 
What if antibiotics were never discovered? All the money in the world could not possibly help its owner against a deadly outcome of a bacterial infection! Ergo, even the wealthiest among our ancestors had shorter lifespan compared to us. Well, the discovery of penicillin might've been serendipitous - but I bet, without the right scientific background to Fleming's study, he wouldn't have found this 'miraculous' substance after all.
 
But who would want to buy such 'western medicine' if he believes demonic spirits are causing his fever or stomach ache? I'd say to him, 'Good luck asking for help from the witch doctors!'. Indeed, God will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. What a tragedy for the ignorant!
 
I posted something about this on the IMU Muslim Society Blog earlier this year.
It's time to do our part!