It is on this premises that i lay my argument.
The human mind is such that, when something is too big and complex to be comprehended, it will tend to focus more in the aim of being simplified, or rather, in the easy form of judgment.
Im sure all of those who reads this, would have a rough idea on what makes up poverty.
But is it all just about dollars and cents? Only about having a roof over the head? About having food and water so we can always live another day?
No.
Rather, its about having opportunities to live as happily as others, knowing that you are not being shortchanged.
Its about finding a purpose in life, so as to convince yourself that there is more to life rather than just waiting to fall sick and die. (Think about the images you always see on television of sick kids with bloated stomachs.)
A day passes onto another, without us having a thought that things are going to be different from today.
That things are going to get better.
And to think that we are not given a choice at that too.
There is no chance at all even, of exploring the unknown, or even do things that we have never taught possible.
Unfortunately for some of us, we don't have much a of choice; some are born into such circumstances.
And to live on day by day, knowing that things arent gonna make any difference, and wrought by the feeling of being victimised, and to add on to that, feeling ultimately helpless about it, now, thats poverty.
1 comment:
your post(poverty=bankrupt, well not exactly equal to, bt i think u catch my drift :) reminded me of this hadith.
The Prophet once asked his Companions, "Do you know who is the bankrupt?" The Companions said, "A bankrupt is the one who has neither dirham (money) nor wealth." The Prophet said,
The bankrupt of my Ummah is he who would come on the Day of Judgment with prayers, fasting, and zakah; but who had offended one person, slandered another, devoured others' wealth, shed the blood of this person, and beat that person. (Muslim)
wassalam.
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