Tag: poverty

Why the Poor Can’t Be Rich

The poor face a road filled with risks—unsafe commutes, crushing debt from sickness, and broken dreams after graduation when AI takes the jobs meant for them. Meanwhile, the rich move ahead with ease. But in the end, true wealth isn’t money. It’s kindness, dignity, and the choice to do good even when life is unfair.

The world isn’t fair. Some are born with gold in their hands, others with nothing but weight to carry. For the poor, the road to wealth feels almost impossible.

Why? Because everything costs. Education, tools, opportunities. The rich have shortcuts and something to fall back on. The poor take the long road with no room for mistakes. Even technology, which was supposed to make things equal, now carries a price tag made for the wealthy. Internet, tuition, gadgets, transportation—all with a price tag. A new smartphone or laptop? Out of reach for most.

That’s why many feel stuck. Commuting every day on unsafe public transport—exposed to hold-ups, snatchers, and pickpockets—while the rich sit behind the wheel, safe inside their cars. Getting sick means falling into debt, while the rich recover in comfort. And for a poor student whose family scraped every peso to send him to school, graduation should mean hope. Instead, he steps out and finds the dream job already gone—replaced by AI. For the rich, that’s nothing. Some of them even own the companies behind it.

But money alone doesn’t guarantee peace, and poverty doesn’t erase every chance at joy. Life isn’t measured only by what sits in the bank—it’s measured by meaning.

Real wealth is in choosing good, showing kindness, holding on to dignity even when the world tries to take it away. A poor man who could steal but chooses not to, a man who shares his last piece of bread, a student who helps a classmate, a worker who refuses to cheat—they carry a richness no vault can contain.

So maybe the real question isn’t “why can’t the poor be rich?” but “what kind of wealth actually lasts?” Because money fades. Kindness doesn’t.

𝚃𝚢𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙾𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚕𝚞𝚎
𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚛.𝚌𝚘𝚖

All Children Are Poor—Materially

Children may be poor in money but rich in spirit. Adults often reverse it, chasing things while losing themselves. Real wealth isn’t what you own—it’s who you are when everything else is gone.

All children are poor—materially. They don’t own money, property, or even a wallet that’s truly theirs. The food they eat, the toys they play with, the clothes they wear—all come from their parents or guardians. And yet, they don’t see themselves as poor. Their real wealth is in play, in laughter, in imagination, and in the trust that someone will always take care of them.

Being surrounded by things, however, can create an illusion of richness. A spoiled child may think he’s rich because of gadgets and branded clothes, but everything is still borrowed. And that illusion doesn’t always fade with age. Imagine a 25-year-old bum with cool, expensive stuff and a steady flow of pocket money from his parents. Outwardly, he looks rich. In reality, he isn’t—because nothing comes from him. His wealth exists only as long as someone else provides it.

That’s very different from someone who stays at home with responsibility. A housewife, for example, may not bring in a salary, but she carries real work and purpose every single day. A bum doesn’t. One sustains a household, the other only drains it.

And here’s the weight of it: being poor in money isn’t necessarily “poorness.” Sometimes it’s the very condition that helps you see life differently. With little to hold on to, you notice what truly matters. But being rich in possessions while empty inside is the heavier kind of poverty. Because when life ends, wealth ends too. What remains is a soul that once believed it was rich but never really was.

Children carry the paradox well: poor in money, yet rich in spirit. Adults often reverse the roles, chasing things while losing themselves. Real wealth isn’t what you own—it’s who you are when everything else is gone.

𝚃𝚢𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙾𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚕𝚞𝚎
𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚛.𝚌𝚘𝚖