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Poverty

By Asiak Nathaniel 
Opinion Poverty
JUN 2, 2018 LISTEN

I am growing in an era where the vast majority believe poverty is romanticised by fools. Day in day out, we hear of failure and success stories.Though we pray for the latter,nature always decides to tell us either the former or the latter because scripture indoctrinates us that "Man proposes and God deposes".

Poverty is often seen by many as something bad but remember that the adage that says "every dark cloud has a silver lining is not said for nothing.

Rich people we might say have the luxury of cars, money,flashy materials but interestingly have sleepless nights.

The poor man has almost nothing, eats nothing but sleeps very well.An irony in itself!

Poverty is usually in different stages; please poverty, extreme poverty and abject poverty. Which one are you in?

Poverty is not only about material possessions but a whole lot of other factors are described as poverty. Sickness of the body, illness of the mind are all poverty.

Now driving home my point, poverty is the state of the mind, it is something fictitious. It is what the mind perceives.

"What a man thinketh so is he ", I must say. A man can decide to think that " I am poor" and then develop a lackadaisical attitude towards life.This type of person closes his eyes to the numerous opportunities that abound in his surroundings. He begins to hate the very structures that established him to that level despite his mentality and he eventually closes himself to rejection.

On the other hand, a man who thinks otherwise to the problems around him would come up with innovative ways to mitigate these problems. Which of them are you?

Bringing it nationwide, Ghana is a blessed land, indeed, I am forced to think God is a Ghanaian himself.Interesting? So much gold, bauxite, cocoa,in fact, we are a blessed country.

Come to think of it, does having so much make up you poor?

Currently, we have a debt stock of 145 billion dollars to pay. A country that is 61 years old has a debt of 145 billion and is being branded by others as a developing country.This is sickening I must confess.

Who or what defines whether a country is developed, developing, or underdeveloping? What scale of measurement is being the lackadaisical attitude towards life? What would the Chinese be doing in poor country? What would foreign oil drilling companies be doing in a poor country? Change your mentality now!

Ghana is for us, poverty is a state of mind and not of being, we decide to be or not to be. What do you decide to be?

I look forward to the time where we would arise and reject other people's description of us because we know and can describe ourselves better.

We must try to face reality because illusion can cripple your destiny hence leaving you with unforgettable memories.

GHANA WAITS
POSTERITY WAITS
WHAT HAVE YOU DECIDED?
THANK YOU

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