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The “Rich vs. Poor” Myth: Hindi Ninanakaw ang Kayamanan, ito’y PINAGSISIKAPAN

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Hindi nilikha ng Diyos ang tao upang maging mahirap.
Wala sa pagkatao natin ang angkop sa pagdurusa at paghihirap. Ang mga tao ay nilikha upang maging masagana, masaya, at matagumpay.
Hindi ginawa ang tao para magdusa, tulad ng katotohanang hindi siya ginawa upang maging baliw o kriminal.
– Orison Swett Marden, Prosperity: How to Attract It

Minsan napupunta ako sa pinakamagagandang malls at shopping centers sa Pilipinas gaya ng Greenbelt, SM Aura, Bonifacio High Street, at iba pa. Sa bawat paglingon ko may mga mayayaman na kumakain sa mga restaurant na ang bawat ulam ay mas-mahal pa sa pangaraw-araw sweldo sa isang trabahador, suot ang mga damit na kasing-mahal ng sweldo nila sa isang buwan, at bumibili ng mga gadgets na aabutin tayo ng ilang taong pag-iipon para mabili.

Sa kabilang dulo ng siyudad, ilang kilometro lang sa mga magagarang lugar ay mga komunidad na mahihirap at hindi kayang mabuhay ng sapat. Ayon sa report ng ABS-CBN tungkol sa Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) noong 2014, halos isa sa apat na Pinoy ay naghihirap. Dahil sa kawalan ng mabuting pagkakakitaan, marami ang napipilitang mamulot ng basura para makahanap ng pagkain, natutulog sa kahon sa kalsada, at nanlilimos ng ilang piso para lang mabuhay.

Habang ang ilang mga bata ay naglalaro sa lansangan dahil hindi sila kayang pag-aralin ng kanilang mga magulang (ang edukasyon ay isang susi para makaahon sa kahirapan), ang mga anak ng mga mayayaman ay binibigyan ng lubos-lubusang mga kagamitan, masustansyang pagkain, pinakamabuting edukasyon, at napakarami pa.

Parang hindi ito tama diba?
Oo. Hindi nga ito tama. Paano naman natin ito masosolusyonan?
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The “Rich vs Poor” Myth: Wealth is never Stolen; it is EARNED

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The Creator never made a man to be poor.
There is nothing in his constitution which fits drudgery and poverty. Man was made for prosperity, happiness, and success.
He was not made to suffer any more than he was made to be insane or be a criminal.
– Orison Swett Marden, Prosperity: How to Attract It

Sometimes I walk by the most beautiful malls and shopping centers in the Philippines, like Greenbelt, SM Aura, Bonifacio High Street, and several others. Everywhere I look there are rich people eating at restaurants where each dish costs more than a worker’s daily pay, dressed in the finest clothes that costs more than an average employee’s monthly salary, and buying gadgets that would take most of us a few years to save up for.

On the other side of the city, a few miles from those areas of luxury are entire communities who can’t afford a decent lifestyle. According to ABS-CBN’s report on the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)’s Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) last 2014, around one in every four Filipinos live in poverty. Without a good source of income, many are forced to scavenge dumpsters and trash cans for food, sleep in cardboard boxes every night, and are forced to beg for a few coins to survive.

While some children play in the streets wearing dirty rags on weekdays because their families can’t afford to send them to school (a key to moving up in society), the children of wealthy parents have everything handed to them on a silver platter: the latest toys and gadgets, nutritious food, the best education, and far more.

Sounds unfair, right?
It certainly is. Now how can we rise above it?
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One Great Goal: Enrich the World, End Poverty

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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
– Nelson Mandela

It’s around 6 to 7pm every day when I commute from work. While walking home, I pass by an overpass frequented by many commuters.

There on the sidewalks, I see him a few times a week. Sitting on the ground, his knees are tucked in his oversized shirt, grayed with grime. His skin is covered in filth, his hair curly, long, and unkempt, and his face sullen and expressionless. On his hand is a dirty plastic cup, obviously used and discarded by someone else, and he always held it outstretched in front of him. A silent beg for alms.

I drop a five-peso coin and continue my walk home.

At least once every week or two, I see him on the same spot, wearing the same clothes, and doing the same things. And I drop a five peso coin in his cup or outstretched hand.

Week after week, he gets a few coins from pedestrians. Week after week, he’s still there. How much should we give for him to afford better clothes? How much should we give for him to afford a home? How much should we give for him to earn a living?
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