Individuals leave poverty for one of four reasons: 1) a goal or vision of something they want to be or have; 2) a situation that is so painful that anything would be better than the current situation being lived 3) someone who "sponsors" them, be it an educator, mentor or role model who they truly believe, 'believes in them', who shows them a different way or convinces them that they can live differently; 4) or a special talent or ability that provides an opportunity for them.
I believe that it is actually harder for people NOT living in poverty to grasp these concepts than those folks currently afflicted by their dire circumstances. They realize, at some point, that these are the only avenues available to them. They painfully realize through trial and error what they truly need and what they truly want. But, increasingly, these avenues are more and more shut out to them because those traditional avenues are no longer available to them in a myriad of reasons and ways in our fast moving, dehumanized, corporate, big brother is watching, technology-driven cutthroat culture.
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