Poverty Sucks

After living in a developing country, I can truly say poverty sucks.

During one's first experience with poverty (mine was Mexico house building trips) poverty may be romanticized. "They are so poor, but they are so happy," Is a characteristic line of this sentiment. Bull.

Maybe the people have greater perserverance, maybe they are more grateful, but exisiting in insecurity is poor.

Imagine:
Having to stand in a bus to ride to work every day, because 1. There are not enough buses and 2. Private vehicles are beyond your reach.

Having to carry with you a hankie, which you cover your face with as you walk by the raw sewage passing right by the povement.

An adult working for 3-4 dollars a day, while the cost of food for that day is approximately 2 dollars per person. How to support the children? How to prepare them for school?

Insecurity provides these questions.

What to do if you get hurt and cannot afford decent care?