Solutions to Poverty 3

Raising the Consciousness and Capacity of the Poor

Abolishing Poverty through Higher Consciousness of the Poor
Unless the poor are determined not to be poor, poverty cannot be solved. Poverty is best abolished by the development of consciousness. Next best is to develop infrastructure; including organization and education. For each country a unique plan of development can be created in this way. Aid to other countries is not wise; it is egotistic by the giver, and for the recipient destroys self-reliance, and creates hostility. If a country like the US wants to help end poverty it can help with infrastructure, planning, but not aid. The best approach is to overcome its own poverty, which will vibrate out as life responds to break poverty in corresponding places on earth.

Keys to Moving out of Poverty
To move out of poverty one needs to -- truly want more, make the effort to gain it, seek self-employment over normal employment, gain the necessary skills to accomplish it and establish personal values like organization, cleanliness, honesty, and others in one's life. If there is a foundation of such virtues, then further opening and calling to the Force will enable a multiplier effect of great achievement. Its a process that can easily be understood, and with will and determination, brought about in the shortest period of time with the maximum result. It's a formula for ultimate success, prosperity, and joy.

The Secret of Prosperity
The secret of Prosperity lies in man wanting more and developing his capacities to work for that more.

Personal Approach to Overcoming One's Poverty
Rid oneself of all poverty inducing attitudes, opinions, and superstitions. Aspire for more in one's life. Think for one's self. Become entrepreneurial. Be self-reliant. Take to common sense. Add psychological strength, knowledge, skills, and energy as needed. Applying personal values like organization, cleanliness, and honesty. Avoid waste, and energy wasting behaviors.

Self-Development, Not Aid
Aid in any form saps the vitality of a nation and robs its self-respect.

Why speak only of aid from another country? No government has ever succeeded in building up its own nation without the entire society rising and taking up development in its own hands.

Usually when aid comes in, self-respect goes out. Worse than that, the very capacity of self-reliance is undone essentially.

Self is the Soul of a nation. It is seen as self-respect and self-reliance. They are not worth parting with.

Development Occurs When We Take It in Our Own Hands, to Wanting It
It is a truism in the field of development that a society will really develop when its members take it into their own hands. Any work of the government or other agencies may do the initial spade work, but it is not capable of consummating the process of development - a high degree of Prosperity. It reduces to man wanting more and more as days pass by.

From Charity to New Attitude of Freeing Man from His Poverty
Man should give up the attitude of charity and move to the attitude of restoring HIM to his original status of freedom from poverty. By taking this attitude, the entire perception will change and all the programmes drawn up will be of a different character.

On Non-Value of Charity to Poor Nations
Charity to other nations to poor nations is resented by the recipient. This type of help hinders those poor nations, causes other nations to resent us. There are better ways to help, starting with genuine concern for their plight rather than just dole of money.

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