A War with World Poverty

                                         

                           A Beggar’s Life

At the end of the street,

By the dustbin, homed by swamps of flies,

Where nothing pungent smells fragrances the air,

Lays the lonely beggar.

Fighting the hailstorms,

With no food nor light,

With no bed nor clothes,

He shivers in the cold, and

Burns in the sun,

Patiently,

Awaiting his fate to end.

At the end of the street,

Lies a beggar,

Whose life is nothing but misery,

There he lies in the corner,

Accompanied by the sounds of his rumbling stomach.

At the end of the street,

Lies a beggar.

Whose suffering is known by many,

Yet, understood by none.

Thus,

This shall be your destiny.

A destiny,

so cruel and unjustified.

A destiny,

That you must endure until you reach the end of your path.

By, 

Ashvini

Poverty! It is a simple word that is filled with floods of tears and screams of misery of every soul which endures this problem. Did you know that everyday thousands of people find themselves well below the poverty line? Some are starving themselves to death and some don’t even have a place to rest their heads every night. Poverty is a common scenario that is known by all but what we fail to realize is current state of poverty.

So what exactly does poverty mean? Poverty is a condition where there is a lack of basic needs such as food, clothes and shelter. It is the call to start taking action whether you are poor or wealthy. A call to change the world of today where the rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer.

We are now in the dawn of modern technology where launching rockets and creating nuclear weapons are our main priority. When we are busy making improvement to what we already have there are many others who are still eating sand and sleeping under the sky as their roof. It is now time for us to set our priorities right, however to do so, we must first analyze the cause of this problem. So why does poverty occur? Is it enough to blame poor people for their own predicament? Have they been lazy, made poor decision and been solely responsible for their plight? What about the government? Have they pursued policies that actually harm successful development? Such causes of poverty  are no doubt real, but what we fail to notice are the deeper and more global causes of poverty which less often discussed.

Behind the increasing interconnectedness promised by globalization are global decisions, policies and practices. These are typically influenced, driven, or formulated by the rich and powerful aristocrats. In the face of such enormous external influence, the government of poor nations and their people are often powerless. As a result, in the global context, a few get wealthy while the majority struggle.

To alter this situation, it is necessary for each individual to establish their own goal to end poverty and hunger. With the participation and involvement of everyone, poverty can easily be solved. Through simple changes such participating in campaigns and donating funds we can make this world a better place. The choice is in our hand. Let us work together to stop poverty. It is our responsibility to make poverty a history.

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                                                                                                      Ashvini