“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity; it is an act of justice. Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.” These words from Nelson Mandela are indeed correct. Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, and he was the South Africa’s first black American head of state.
Human being is the cause and cure of poverty. No country have started in poverty; it is the people who run and part of that country. It's like they taste their own medicine.
Money makes the world go round. If you do not have it or less have it, it will be difficult for you to go with the flow. Money cannot buy happiness. Yes, literally speaking, but it gives a temporary joy - not everyone can relate. When money talks everybody listen. Good or bad if it invovles money anyone will go for it, especially those who are in the "kapit sa patalim" situations because of what reason - poverty. If knowledge is the power, money is the means.
Financial literacy in education curriculum is something that must be taught to the students, but must be taught first at home. The secret to be financially secured is not about having unlimited digits in your bank account, but being financially literate. “Spend less, save more” easier said than done, especially nowadays that most of the people are financially illiterate. And, it all boils down to the principle - keep the 10% of your earnings.
People come and go, so, as money. Life is unfair; No, it's not. It's our decisions that make us think that life is unfair, know your priorities rather than luxuries. “If you’re going through hell, keep going” everything has its ending. Overcoming poverty may not be as easy as choosing what you want to wear, but with just right amount of discipline and being financially literate you will be on the right track.
We, human beings are driven by our needs and wants. Survival for the less fortunate, but a maintenance to those who are fortunate. We have unending needs and wants that motivate us to strive and overcome poverty in order to have a better life than of what we are experiencing right now. However, you are in-charge of your life. Your decisions in life particularly in financial aspect will lead you to the life you want or the life you've never thought. In addition, true wealth is not measured on how many digits you have in bank, it is the happiness and contentment you feel even if you only have one penny in your pocket.