Around 55,000 Saudis do not want to work and have little interest in starting their own businesses. This is according to the website of the Central Department of Statistics. A study to this effect was conducted in the second half of 2015. The 55,000 Saudis account for one percent of the Saudi population. Although they represent a small percentage, these young men need help and their perception about work needs to be changed. Our society is in dire need of the support of all of its members. The study noted that the reasons why these young men do not care about work are unknown. It is important to stimulate our young men and make them love work because, looking at the big picture, this is something that will benefit society. In order to have highly efficient Saudi workers, we need to create an environment that stimulates and encourages young men to look for work. As far as the private sector is concerned, companies should offer strong incentives to attract Saudi workers and make them produce effective results. Saudi employees need to do their best and exert strenuous efforts to achieve a company's goals. Satisfaction and high salaries are important for any work environment. Companies must offer these two elements in order to ensure that Saudi staff are motivated to work. It is essential for parents to instill the value of work in the minds of their children and explain to them the importance of work and of doing one's best at all times. If parents let their children sit in front of the TV for hours and provide them with other means of mindless entertainment, they may be shocked to find that their sons will not want to work when they grow up because they have become used to this lifestyle. Our sons and daughters should realize that work is important for developing our society.Al-Qarni A young man from my village died when he was 40. His name was Muhammad. He had a mental illness and suffered from severe epilepsy. Although he was poor and had some difficulty understanding others when they talked to him, he never begged for money from anyone in the village. His life was difficult. He used to do manual labor in the fields. It was a tough job that he did. This man was also very obedient to his mother and would take good care of her, along with other widows and elderly women who asked him for help. He never said no. I always wondered and still do how he was able to perform all those tasks despite his mental illness. I think the secret was his huge heart. Muhammad used to work every day in the field from morning till around sunset with a one-hour break for lunch. He used to walk 10 kilometers a day from work to home because no one would give him a lift. He walked everywhere and had a small wheelbarrow in which he used to carry his tools and a radio. Whenever I saw him, he would be listening to songs. In the holy month of Ramadan, he only listened to the Holy Qur'an. There are many people like Muhammad who have mental problems and we see them today wandering aimlessly in the street. They need our help and compassion. They also have stories to tell and we need to learn from them.
