There's so much going on here. You are exceptionally devoted to your blog content. That's refreshing
I'm going to have to schedule in a block of time to read your posts from here on in. Lol.
When I usually utilize the word, "poverty" it's meant in the general consensus and/or formal definition of the word itself. That said, poverty is very subjective.
Subjective to what or whom? That's what makes it subjective. A child from a wealthy family can easily be poverish of a warm family, real friends, or a realistic grasp on survival.
I suppose that's really taking the everyday definition out of the word.
As a Canadian, my poverty is drastically different than millions of others in the world. But, to call it easy would be grossly unfair.
I like how you give the word new meaning in that poverty is simply ones ability to succeeded with what is available to them. That's great. That's true, but only up to a certain degree.
With less available, achieving goals becomes secondary to survival. Poverty is the struggle, our inability to get past day to day survival.
In my city we are VERY lucky to have AMAZING resources. There's MANY places for 3 hot meals a day (often cooked by volunteer chefs or farm owners), there's about 11 or more "food stands" that's filled multiple times a day with free breads, fresh farm fruits and veggies, frozen pizzas or cooked pizza from local places. There's 4 places to get "food bank" donations each month and 2 churches that offer a free 10$ grocery card a month. Free coffee, laundry, showers in town and some churches are known to be a safe haven for the unfortunate despite the city trying to prevent it.
Sounds great, right?
What do you think single mothers living on $1000 a month do when lowest rent for a two bedroom is 1300-1400? They often illegally shack up with someone they hardly know so to survive, they spend their time going around town to those stands to get food for the kids and free good quality clothing and school bags and boots.
Traveling around town all day is time, physical, and mentally consuming. Everyone is tired and sore.
The relationship they have goes sour; they fight. They need therapy. Their children likely have many dr appts because poorer children are ill'er.
I respect my city for the resources and praise it however, sometimes making good use of what one has isn't enough.
Poverty is more than resources, creativity, financial or intelligence- it runs much deeper than that. Povery is a culture. 😔
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