Poverty has many meanings. It may mean money or the lack of resources. It may mean degradation or dwindling of something we have. But I guess poverty means the lack of something. It is the lack of spirit, the lack of knowledge and the lack of friends.
When we are always downtrodden with miseries, poverty sets in as a disabling factor to continue to be happy. It is a deterrent to pursue what we aspire for. It is the degradation of self-esteem, and self confidence to do what we ought to achieve. When we tell ourselves that a grade school education is enough, it is poverty in knowing that aiming for a higher education can enrich one's self knowledge and position in work. The acquisition of higher knowledge promises a much better future thus an upliftment from the state of knowing less. Poverty is when we are surrounded by no one. It is when one is in trouble and we have no one to lean on. It is when sharing is non-existent. The poverty in friendships develop when one closes its window and allows no one to peek in.
Poverty exists and is real. If we allow ourselves to be victims of poverty then we create a circle of people living in miseries (lacking in spirit and will), ignorance (lacking in education be it in access or opportunities) and isolation (lacking in true friends to call).
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