How Poor Are We Are

I can tell at once if I am asking to define and differentiate between who those rich people are and those poor people are. Rich people play the money game to win but poor people play the money game just not to lose money. Rich people are those who have the luxury and comfort treat to have while poor people can only think how they could live day after day and yet they still dreaming when to live like a king and queen being. But after reading such a striking article about a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be, my heart suddenly sank. I felt such a great gravity pulling my chest downward. And that force is the guilt. It is guilt for not seeing who really poor people can be. Guilt for not having the gratitude for everything that I have, instead of worrying about things I don't have.

It all starts with reflection of the roots of it. As I went through it, I found out that it is important in helping the poor deal with the world the rich have created for them and be happy in the actual dire situations and circumstances they live in. It is that I don't have those over-spending possessions to enjoy at, but I have those things which are not to be paid. As what the boy said, "We have walls around our property to protect us and they have friends to protect them." as I have understand the statement, not all things might really protect me. Yes, they do have a lot of money to spend with and to buy the most high-quality security devices just to be really assured to protect them from notorious burglars and in a snap, it is all gone. But if I have real and trusted friends, they are the one who could really protect me and help me if we are in need.

Money is just temporary; we can earn that for a living. But we are here in this astonishing world that God had given us. I am to enjoy, live contentedly and make the most out of it. Happiness, it can't be bought by riches. So why do I bother for not having those classy cool latest gadgets that might just a second, it could be gone and be replaced again and again and again.

I learned to enjoy life and live life to the fullest. Appreciate every single thing I have, especially my friends and loved ones! Learn to be contended of what I have. It is God who gave all this opportunities and experiences to me, and I thank him a lot for that. To sum this all up, I developed the virtue of Gratitude. And I won't let that virtue be temporary, I will keep it till the end of my breath.