For many poor they have lost their FREEDOM

Their FREEDOM to move away and better themselves.
One needs money and the means to leave a situation
that appears to be useless.Without the means people can not
get out away from the poverty that plagues them.
Those who have made it were usually helped.
Or given a break.Talked to a man the other day
he told me he felt not only does one loose the FREEDOM to chose where you live.
FREEDOM in what they can eat,or wear.Its like going into a store
and wanting to have a steak but only able to afford a chicken.Wanting 2% milk but buying
powder milk.So it will last longer.
Wanting tights to keep your children warm but buying socks.
The poor often get involved in alcohol,drugs and being promiscuous.Drugs and alcohol
make them temporary forget their hurts and feelings of worthlessness.
Being promiscuous is usually away to express the FREEDOM that they have lost.
It becomes a viscous cycle.The poor can not afford just the regular staples
of living.We are not even talking about expensive items.Their children
often only have 1 hot meal.
And that's when they are in school.Children are seen wearing the same article
of clothes day after day because they have only a few clothes for a change.Children go
to school with no socks or socks with holes in them.Other children pick on them which
effects their studying.And makes them feel like losers.They then quit school or skip classes.
Which ruins any chance for a good education and a decent job.
So next time you sit down at your table and eat a big meal think of those less
fortunate.Those who eat chicken for the holidays because they can't afford turkey or ham.
Those who are cold because their heat is so low in their house that they can actually see their breath.Be thankful for your FREEDOM!