I believe many of us love to have. We
want to be able to meet financial and material obligations as at when
required. We hate to be in need; living a life of insufficiency and
lack. Naturally as people with ego, we hate to beg and depend on others
to support and assist us frequently. We all cherish a situation where we
are giving and helping others out. We hate to be a victim of poverty
and lack. I hate poverty and I'm sure you do too.
Many keep confessing and endlessly state
the fact that they hate poverty and can't afford to be poor. In fact
some have referred to poverty as a disease! I've been thinking lately
and I've been a bit curious so I asked this question, what exactly is
poverty? What is poverty?
Wikipedia online dictionary defines
poverty as the state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in
amount leading to privation, neediness, destitution and indigence. Hmmm.
I must confess I was a bit taken aback by this definition because I was
looking for a definition connected to lack of cash; I was looking for a
definition that would say something about money! Incidentally, nothing
like it.
Then it struck me, poverty is not a
matter of cash, it's a state of mind. Poverty has nothing to do with
your pocket or bank balance, its more about your quality as a person and
having enough stuff, sufficient stuff to offer.
Take a look around and you may see why
people are poor. Talk to some people and you'll understand why many are
poor. I believe it's more about a thinking or mindset gap; it's more
about the quality of their persons and not the economic state of the
nation.
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