"If the rich starts to share their money, the world will be a better place."
No, I'm not talking about some cliche. Just imagine how much money the poor need just to survive & for their basic necessities. I'm living in a place where a family of a father & mother with at least 5 children is surviving with only $500 per month. This $500 provides everything from school, food on the table, shelter, a form of transport, basic clothing & a TV! Of course it's a public school with public textbooks & minimal school fee. There's definitely food on the table but probably just some white bread for breakfast & rotten vege-chicken liver combination for lunch & dinner. A rented small 600sf flat can provide some decent shelter. As for the transport, probably a 2nd or 3rd-hand motorcycle. Basic clothing from giveaways or donations. And last but not least, the poor in my country have at least a TV at home! It seems that TV is not an luxury item here because we have TVs literally lying everywhere! Now, wouldn't you agree if I say that their lives could increase dramatically if their income is doubled?
So lets take a well-to-do person who drives a 5-series BMW. Let's just say the car cost $500k and this person is paying installments of about 4.8K per month. This fella can actually go for a Honda with on par safety features & functionality for only $800 per month, but of course without the "prestige". The extra $4k per month can significantly improve at least 4000/500= 8 poor families! Imagine how many BMW 5-series are there on the road! We haven't talk about the Lexus', Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, etc.
I'm not a rich person, although my family is considered an average income family in a small town (if in the city, ours would be considered below average), I've heard & seen how the poor live. I have a conviction to help these people or at least "teach them to fish but not always giving the fish". That's why I try to bring realisation of this matter to people, & hopefully more will come to read this blog. But I always believe that "to bless others, one 1st must be blessed abundantly." This phrase would be in my next post. Thanks for reading.
No, I'm not talking about some cliche. Just imagine how much money the poor need just to survive & for their basic necessities. I'm living in a place where a family of a father & mother with at least 5 children is surviving with only $500 per month. This $500 provides everything from school, food on the table, shelter, a form of transport, basic clothing & a TV! Of course it's a public school with public textbooks & minimal school fee. There's definitely food on the table but probably just some white bread for breakfast & rotten vege-chicken liver combination for lunch & dinner. A rented small 600sf flat can provide some decent shelter. As for the transport, probably a 2nd or 3rd-hand motorcycle. Basic clothing from giveaways or donations. And last but not least, the poor in my country have at least a TV at home! It seems that TV is not an luxury item here because we have TVs literally lying everywhere! Now, wouldn't you agree if I say that their lives could increase dramatically if their income is doubled?
So lets take a well-to-do person who drives a 5-series BMW. Let's just say the car cost $500k and this person is paying installments of about 4.8K per month. This fella can actually go for a Honda with on par safety features & functionality for only $800 per month, but of course without the "prestige". The extra $4k per month can significantly improve at least 4000/500= 8 poor families! Imagine how many BMW 5-series are there on the road! We haven't talk about the Lexus', Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, etc.
I'm not a rich person, although my family is considered an average income family in a small town (if in the city, ours would be considered below average), I've heard & seen how the poor live. I have a conviction to help these people or at least "teach them to fish but not always giving the fish". That's why I try to bring realisation of this matter to people, & hopefully more will come to read this blog. But I always believe that "to bless others, one 1st must be blessed abundantly." This phrase would be in my next post. Thanks for reading.
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