Poverty-George

Poverty

I have visited many countries till now, and poverty is frequently seen. Even in richer countries like Singapore, you can see it, just different form. My perspective and thoughts about poverty may be bias and one sided, but hey, everybody has freedom of speech. The definition of it is people lacking money and basic necessities, such as food, water, clothes, shelter etc. It is often seen in China, America, and Cambodia, countries which I visited. In the past, all I feel is pure pity and the desire to help them. But now, after being exposed to many things, I'm starting to have second thoughts. I feel pity, sometimes. I can even empathize with them. I have many thoughts, but one remains constant. What is the best way to help them? Of course, you can easily donate them a generous amount. But what happens after they spend it? What do they spend it on? Some may just buy drugs, some may buy food, while others may give the change the others. There's a lot of people in the world, and it is impossible to help them all, but with every one assisted, there will be one lesser in need of help. But we humans will not stop there, greed can be both black and white, and we always will want to be better, so is there a better way to help the people? Inspiration is a very powerful thing, and if it influences people, it changes their lives. You can influence them to find a job, raise a family, or by just using a few sentences, destroy their lives. I'm talking about many different things, but these can help poverty. Being in poverty can be caused by squandering money on drugs, gambling and unmoral-full acts, or being born in a poor family, which may be caused by the above conditions. Another major problem is that no matter how hard these people work, they do not get much in return. In rural India, no matter how hard the farmers work, due to inflation and the always fluctuating prices. Some may also encounter corrupted landlord, who over taxes them,and may not even have enough to survive on their own. Thus, that gives a new and different definition of "what you give is what you get" which in this case, they give their heart and soul and everything to the crops and farmwork but they themselves get nothing. They scrimp and save every single grain of rice and every single cent,whereas we care about a entirely different thing. That is the difference between the rich and the ones in poverty. We should be grateful that we, if not most of us were at least born in a well-doing family and help others in need, instead of being selfish and tending over our own matters when people out there are suffering.