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jaishankar @Shivram59 (50141) • India 13 May

A friend of mine is a millionaire and another is from a very poor family. Both are my intimate friends. Some of my friends, who have big businesses, often ask me not to befriend poor people. They say it lowers my status in the...

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On My High Horse Today

Loretta @noni1959 (13017) • United States 24 Oct

When someone constantly criticizes others for needing help, it really says more about them than the people they’re judging. Too many are misinformed, believing everyone who gets help is just “living off the government” or...

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Smart Enough to Know I'm Not

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 16 Oct

A fool and his money are soon parted. It's a saying we've all heard a million times. Here's the thing. I made it a life's goal to not be a fool. So, I take great care with my money. I save every penny I can. I keep what I can. I...

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Was what I Did Right??

jaishankar @Shivram59 (50141) • India 28 Aug

A man came to m yt store today. He was looking poor. He has to buy some things.But he told me he had no money to pay and that he would pay the bill soon. At first I was confused if I should agree and give him the things. I saw...

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Felt so poor after going to a book exhibition!

A A @anya12adwi (10292) • India 23 Dec 24

I went on the last day of the book fair! I wanted to buy so many books I found there! From Sylvia Plath to Prativa Ray, from Jane Austen to Ruskin Bond! I also could not cover each and every stalls! There were many photography...

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Is your country a poor country where rich people live or is your country a rich country where poor people live?

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3853) • India 26 Nov 24

A luxury apartment building is soon going to be constructed near to my area with a price tag ranging from between $200k – $350k (US Dollar!) Well, may be there are few in my area who could be super rich or has huge disposable...

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Been Rich? Been Poor? Been In-Between?

Deep-Or-Whimsical @DeepOrWhimsical (40) • United States 16 Aug 24

Have you ever been poor, then, you became rich? Or, the other way around; have you ever been rich, and later, you became poor? Or, maybe, you have been pretty regular or in-between, regarding your net worth. Let us know, if...

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Our people

Nimmi Sewwandi @Nmmi670 (152) 11 Dec 23

Without a way to live. Without a home. Without nutritious food for children. Innocent poor people in my neighbouring village who are thinking without clothes to wear. Life is very hard and sad for all of us.

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Question: When you read or hear poor grammar, how do you typically respond?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 17 Nov 23

I am not surprised that some people feel physical stress from hearing bad grammar. These people are portraying themselves as perfectionists. Since I have been a virtual ESL teacher for more than a decade now, I do not make myself...

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Word the for the day is "Uno"

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 2 Nov 23

I had a young Japanese student this morning, and she gave me a poor score of "uno" or one. The highest score is five and the lowest is one. Don't be worried. I am used to this kind of evaluation from a poor student. She must be...

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Very poor umpiring it is appearing like match officials are trying to help Kohli for century

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 19 Oct 23

Yesterday India outplayed Bangladesh in all departments. Excellent bowling from Bumrah, Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav on a flat pitch of Pune. Brilliant batting of Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rahul, Gill. But it looked very odd. Last 5 overs...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 8 Aug 23

Day 26 Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Poor people don’t feel blessed. They feel overlooked by the world, shunned, bullied, and treated badly by everyone who sees them. Instead of...

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They were taking advantage of her kindness, very sad

John nyambegera @thebos (5960) • Kisumu, Kenya 31 Jul 23

Good people are usually taken advantage of because of there good, most people don't like appreciating how people treat them, they see as an opportunity to hurt others. Well a young lady, after finishing her studies, She did not...

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Better off alone

John nyambegera @thebos (5960) • Kisumu, Kenya 30 Jun 23

Hello Today i just came across a very emotional quote, and very wise, one of my teacher used to repeat to us every day He said that it is better to to be alone than to be surrounded by many people and friends who are fake....

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 27 Apr 23

Day 287 (Proverbs 17:5) He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. Poor people have a bad reputation because they’re poor. People mock them and keep them from having a better...

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The Victorian Era ~ The Worst Jobs

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 9 Feb 23

In Victorian England's poor neighborhoods, there was a daily struggle to survive and make a living. Life wasn't easy for the working class or the downtrodden and poor. Life wasn't just tough but hard. There were no child labor...

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I serve the rich to help them get richer still

Akta7 @Aakk77 (364) 30 Dec 22

I don’t serve the poor so much as much I help the rich. I am a corporate worker. I help the super rich get better wine home. I contribute very less for a poor man’s home. Am I making the rich richer and the poor extinct by...

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avoiding hunger and starvation.

thomson @relson (34) 20 Nov 22

while many of us eat foods any ways, there are many others who cannot always find foods they want to eat. it leads to hunger as the body constantly needs good foods. it is a common problem in all...

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Helps the poor people

Zulfaqar Khan @Zufaqar1 (244) 8 Jul 22

Helping poor people gives you a lot of happiness. Poor people are also residents of the same society. There is a great wisdom in this that when you have tension, do good to someone poor, it will help you a lot. There is a free...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 9 Aug 21

Day 57 Deuteronomy 26:12 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that...

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