Poverty Circle

There are those who are born rich. Not a worry in the world. And there are those who are not as fortunate. Who find surviving in this modern society to be a daily challenge.

I had this theory and perhaps its already written by some great socialist or some MBA business guru. This theory, I shall call it the Poverty Circle.

In a poor family, a kid was born. He grew up with little to be provided for him. There is barely any books to read, toys to play and allowance to spend. As he grows up to his teens, he would wonder why is there a need to study. Looking at his family, they are never educate well. Looking at his group of friends, family and neighbors, his surrounding even, they give an image that poverty is a norm. Without a doubt this became his yardstick.

And as such, he forsake his education. Stopped studying and began work young. The hundred and perhaps first thousand of dollars became his motivation. He began to assume that it was a wise choice to quit school. Sadly as the years goes back, this became a mistake on his part.

He was soon overtaken by others. Others that hold a paper qualification that the modern society values, while he has been standing still all this while. Lack of awareness has led to a lack of ambition. He knows he is poor but doesnt know what he can do about it. He doesnt blame himself nor his family. He merely get used to the idea that this is his life.

As time waits for no man, he became older and reckon its time to form a family. He might meet someone, who would accept his ways of life. Merely because she herself has already believe that life is such as well. Romance, Marriage, Kids....

And the cycle repeats.

I am writing this as I thought of a close friend of mine. He is trapped in this, and I am attempting to help him break free of it. For the past couple of years, I been giving him handouts to get by with the small obstacles he has. But I couldnt possibly do this forever. I need him to be strong enough to carry on, on his own. I need him to be financially stable. I need him to leave that circle.

And I hope he do someday.