The great wisdom of Poverty

[ApeNotKillApe]

Not sure, actually. You remember I said 'What doesn't kill me makes me stronger'? Well I sort of caught my proverbial ankle on that first hurdle (in addition to my actual ankle along with the rest of my physical being)  and now I'm struggling to even locate the second hurdle, if you catch my meaning. I'm rather stuck for what to do.

That's an unfortunate loss.  There's always hoping that God exists. A lot of people seem pretty convinced.

A lot of bugs are tantalized by the zapper, and every one that approaches the deathtrap meets the same sudden demise, doesn't matter what they thought they were chasing, because now they're ended. Faith don't help flies, don't help people either.

[Alex K]

Well, with that negative attitude, you'll be stuck there till the Übermensch comes!

[Reforged]

Yeah, no. Being poor was awesome.
Loved the being poor, felt so enlightened. Like I remember one time my parents couldn't afford electric or food for the night.
That night I heard the voice of God. He said to me; "I'm hungry. This is bullshit."
I felt blessed beyond words.

[bennyboy]

I agree with the OP.

Povery, if not embraced, can be perhaps the deepest kind of suffering. But it can also be a great training ground for self-discipline and a healthy philosophical outlook that brings one to a clarity of thought that is all but impossible for those with the many distractions of a luxurious lifestyle.

I'd like to point out, though, that it's perfectly possible to have billions of dollars but wear old clothes and spend your days sitting on a park bench feeding the birds. So I don't think it's the lack of money that brings peace, but the conquering of the animal instincts for hedonism and interest with a constant intellectual and philosophical vigilance.

[ApeNotKillApe]

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[ApeNotKillApe]

Not sure, actually. You remember I said 'What doesn't kill me makes me stronger'? Well I sort of caught my proverbial ankle on that first hurdle (in addition to my actual ankle along with the rest of my physical being)  and now I'm struggling to even locate the second hurdle, if you catch my meaning. I'm rather stuck for what to do.

That's an unfortunate loss.  There's always hoping that God exists though. A lot of people seem pretty convinced.

Look here, I didn't ask for your bleeding advice, nor did I ask you to provide a running bleeding commentary on my situation. You think you know it all do you? Well go on then, show me how much better you would be at being dead than me! You try being dead, see if you can hold up a "positive attitude" after you endure a hundred years of tedious, lonesome decomposition, only for some living git to show up and start criticizing your outlook.

[Brian37]

In all seriousness. There is a huge difference between pay scale and pay gap, which is an issue, and poverty as religion enables. I do not hate all wealth, nobody should hate all wealth. I do hate however abuse of power. I will not apologize, for example for having less and being financially supported. But poverty is very harmful globally. Simple understanding of evolution in all life shows us that when an ecosystem is lopsided the ecosystem will crash. When it is balanced there is still diversity but that balance keeps the ecosystem in check and far less likely to crash.

Globally worldwide, we need to foster better wages, better workers rights. When humans have the basics and don't have to worry where their food and shelter will come from, they are less likely to get to the point of civil strife.

I think it is up to all the world's uber billionaires whom have the power, to face this.

[brewer]

TC, I know one way that you can start your journey to wisdom. Impoverish yourself by no longer making inane threads on AF. You might become the Mother Teresa of the forum!

[Brian37]

TC, I know one way that you can start your journey to wisdom. Impoverish yourself by no longer making inane threads on AF. You might become the Mother Teresa of the forum!

Christopher Hitchens did not think highly of Mother Teresa. I agree.

[TrueChristian]

Look, I didn't mean that all those poor people were well off.

I meant that those who choose poverty can have great wisdom.

Although it is better to not have depenedents when you make the choice, I agree!