Poverty is Bad

When President Bill Clinton visited Tanzania in the year 2000, he mesmerised local residents. They marvelled at the sophisticated methods that were used to protect him. One journalist read the minds of the locals and said they thought that poverty is bad.

I can also attest that poverty is bad because I grew up in a home without indoor toilets and showers. We also didn't have such appliances as microwaves and gas cookers that make cooking fun. Boy, wasn't it boring to go scavenging for firewood!

My brothers, bless them, worked hard to lift us out of poverty. They excelled in school and after landing well-paying jobs, they built a mansion at home for our parents.

I can never thank my brothers enough for building the mansion. Since I moved into it in 2015, the quality of my life has improved significantly. The mansion has a heavenly atmosphere that makes me enjoy solitude, the stuff of writers.

Before I moved into the mansion, I didn't feel at home staying in our old wooden house which had ugly walls, a potholed floor and a ceilingless roof. That was why I often left home, even though I wasn't employed anywhere.

Among the places I went to were neighbors' homes. Not only did I lose valuable time going to those places, I also risked being tempted or mistreated. All because of staying in a poverty-stricken environment.

Having realized how poverty adversely affected me, I now understand why my brothers Joe and Paddy loved swapping stories about the rich guys they encountered in school. I also understand why they worked so hard to lift us out of poverty.

Poverty is bad for sure. I will therefore continue working hard and smart in my blogging career and be charging people for any service I offer. Let them say what they may, but that will be my approach to life. Adieu!

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RECOMMENDATION: If you've enjoyed the above story on how bad poverty is, you might also enjoy another one on "Escaping Poverty" which I wrote a few years ago.