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Poverty

Poverty is general scarcity or death, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money.

Absolute Poverty or Destitution refers to the deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes food, water, sanitation, clothing, shelter, health and education. Relative poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live.

Singapore is one of the few richest countries that are doing very well in the business and economy, but it is sad to still see many poor people living on the streets and people begging for money. Whenever i go crowded places with my mom like temples and shopping malls, it is disheartening to see many elders selling tissue papers and begging for money, or old folks picking up crushed cans to sell. I would usually feel really sad after seeing them. I feel that we should our cherish whatever we have and not ask for more, It is really hard on our parents to pay for everything including bills as other stuff and we as their children should not always ask for more. We should we grateful that we are not like some children in other countries who might not even have a roof over their heads. We also should not be picky over food as some people might not even have sufficient food or water for themselves. We should also be grateful that we have a chance to study and treasure all our lessons we have in school, although paying attention is hard in class, we should all try and make an effort in learning. I hope that more people can further sympathise and understand the hardship of many beggars and maybe donate to them. The government can also help in raising awareness to the public about these beggars and maybe implement more donations to help fund them and thus we can become an even better country and society.