Is poverty a state of Mind or a state of Being?

I have learnt that not everyone who 'looks' as though they are in need, THINK that they are 'poor'. In fact, some persons who have little (compared with the average person), can be very proud, and easily offended by anyone offering 'charity'. Isn't that because they may seem poor in 'state', but they are not (in their own eyes)?

And then there are those who, as Exred suggests, are both poor in 'state' and in 'mind'

RE: can you change yourself for someone else?

Totally agree with this.thumbs up

A picture paints a thousand words? You don't have any on your profile because....

I could understand your reason for being 'incognito', but don't agree that a woman is SHALLOW just because she wants to see the face of the man she's chatting with. That comment is 'shallow'. scold
God created us all with faces because they are a part of our identity, and can say much about us, even in a pic.

A picture paints a thousand words? You don't have any on your profile because....

I'd like to see his face AND his good thoughts, please.banana

A picture paints a thousand words? You don't have any on your profile because....

That may be true, but the same way that we accommodate men by saying that they are 'visual' beings as it pertains to appeal, isn't it the same for most women also. In other words, don't we want to see who we're chatting with; isn't that 'visual' important towards arousing and maintaining appeal?

Is poverty a state of Mind or a state of Being?

Yes, perhaps it is.hmmm

Is poverty a state of Mind or a state of Being?

Sadly, they don't know that they're poor.

Is poverty a state of Mind or a state of Being?

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Is poverty a state of Mind or a state of Being?

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Is poverty a state of Mind or a state of Being?

In such a case, I would say that poverty is really a state of Mind.

Is poverty a state of Mind or a state of Being?

If the Indigenous people are happy with how they live, and believe that their needs are being met through their own 'natural' efforts, then they may not consider themselves 'poor' at all. In fact, they may consider themselves rich. This is probably because the things that they value are different from the things that the rest of the world values.hmmm

Is poverty a state of Mind or a state of Being?

Recently, I read an article which stated that 19% of the world's Indigenous/Aboriginal peoples are considered as "extreme poor", but do they consider themselves to be such? Who/what determines that? Is it because their lifestyles are minimalistic, in comparison to the rest of the world?

Is someone 'poor' solely because others say so about the way that one looks and lives, or is that determined by how one thinks and feels?


What say you?

RE: Romantic

Love songs and romantic movies...for starters.blushing daydream

RE: What is the identity of your existence?

RE: The Nonsense Thread

wow

RE: R.I.P. Dame Angela Lansbury dies at 96

sad flower

RE: Men do not cry

Men also have feelings, men also cry.



OMG! What an awesome video. Thanks so much for sharing DL. teddybear
Indeed, as the poem says..."men do not cry is so absurd". Sadly, such are many of the restraints that societal leaders had/have put on men and women.

RE: Unnown, connecting signles

wave I actually like your rant. It's full of sad truths and flows like a sombre free-verse poem.

A picture paints a thousand words? You don't have any on your profile because....

laugh For someone who doesn't think it's a good idea "talking to strangers", you do an awful lot of that, CC!!

A picture paints a thousand words? You don't have any on your profile because....

Whilst I see your point about "...people who haven't changed theirs since I joined this site 10 years ago", I don't agree that "Having a photo up means nothing". To many people besides me, a photo really says a lot especially if it's a true and recent likeness of the person that I want to get to know (and date). After all, this site is primarily about 'dating'. Not so?

A picture paints a thousand words? You don't have any on your profile because....

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Was your first kiss...

Nice....thumbs up Some surprises are worth it.wine

Was your first kiss...

Very slick Oobygrin wine

When are you happiest?

Huh? Not sure who that's about Tru...confused

When are you happiest?

I know just what you mean thumbs up wine

When are you happiest?

Followed by some 'special' brownies, right Track?laugh

When are you happiest?

laugh Well, alright now.wine

When are you happiest?

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When are you happiest?

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When are you happiest?

Huh? What's so special about Thursday evenings CC?dunno

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