What's your view of poverty?

we must strive ourselves to prevent it happen to our communities especially our relatives...

In my opinion poverty is not a frustrating status.On the contrary,if you can face it with positive attitude,it may enspirit you to your success.

Here is my view of poverty. Poverty is a way of thinking. An impoverished person has impoverished thinking. An impoverished person may have access to money - even lots of money! But the impoverished person spends money on the wrong things. An impoverished person focuses first on purchasing for self-gratification. In some ways, such spending habits are inevitable. Abraham Maslow articulated a "hierarchy of needs". Maslow talks about people needing to meet their basic needs first. Food is a priority for everyone. So is clothing and a home. But when money is spent on food - that money is spent and gone! It can do no more good after it is eaten; it only gives energy to survive to the next meal. And a home is an expense that adds more expenses for a person - who needs electricity, water, heat, air-conditioning, insurance, yard-care, security systems, etc. - all of which cost more money. (I am not saying that food, clothing, a home, etc. are bad. We all need these things. These are necessary expenses for survival. What happens for most impoverished people - and there are exceptions - but for most, they choose food, clothing, home, necessities, and luxuries that eat up all of their income.) An impoverished person frequently thinks: "I can't afford it!" Their thinking is limited to the money that they make from their job. They believe that they will best be able to leave poverty behind if they get a promotion or a second job or a better job somewhere else. They look for someone else (a boss) to provide for their needs. (Really... whose needs is the boss going to look out for first - the boss's needs or the employee's?) The impoverished person gets the really bad idea that they can "afford" better things if they are able to use credit and make a monthly payment plan. (So, if someone purchases food for today using a credit card, they eat up the labor of tomorrow by enjoying their food today. This may be necessary for survival today, but it is impoverished thinking.) What is the best way to help the poor? Is the best way to help them to give them money? When a poor man finds himself in possession of a winning lottery ticket, what happens? Is he rich for life? In many cases, the opposite happens. The impoverished thinking is still in control. The poor person spends the money poorly - and "eats up" his lottery winnings. If he lives and eats long enough, it will all be gone. I believe that the best way to help an impoverished person is to change their way of thinking. A better question for them to learn to ask is: "How can I afford it?" And this question should not first be asked about things like good food, good clothes, and a good home (you ask about food, clothes, house, etc. second); "how can I afford it" should first be asked about purchases that will continue to put money into a person's pocket. "How can I afford to buy something that will continue to give me money after I am no longer willing or able to work?" One book that is really helpful in seeing some of these things is George S. Clason's The Richest Man in Babylon. I would encourage people to read this book. A second book that is also very helpful is Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad.