Poverty– State of being Poor, Helpless, Hopeless, Starvation, Gloomy future, Lacking basic living standards, necessities and sanitation. Are such things apt to define Poverty? Is this materialism justified to discuss about future of the impoverished people? At least 80% of humanity lives on less than 100 rupees a day. More than 80 percent of the world’s population lives in countries where income differentials are widening. The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 percent of global income. The richest 20 percent, accounts for three-quarters of world income. Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names. Less than one per cent of what the world spent every year on weapons was needed to put every child into school by the year 2000 and yet it didn’t happen*.
Poor nations are facing the problem of Poverty, so are the developing nations. What about the developed nations don’t they face such problems. What is success? What brings development? Success is unidirectional. Today Industrialization, Globalization, Scientific Excellence, Military Enhancement has brought success and development for a country. Where do these poor people go? Don’t they have any participation in this development?
Today every single day we need them starting from our homes the House-maid, Blacksmith, Cobbler, Barber, Sewer cleaners, Farmers and Construction workers everywhere we can see them, we depend on them. All the things of comfort and modern luxuries such as Malls, Restaurants, Multiplexes, Hotels and many more are outcomes of their continuous and dedicated labor.
Today the poor are impoverished. Is this the tribute we are paying to those who are important to us? What will happen if each and every poor person gets extinct in future or every son and daughter of a poor becomes an engineer or a doctor or a general employee. Who will work for that tedious jobs can a Youth work for it? Youth are the promising future of a nation. But as a youth what is a youth reaping for the nation just getting degrees and then migrating to foreign countries for higher degrees or for high paid jobs. Brain drain is not a problem of a country the major problem is from the people residing in that country. They have forgotten their duties and social responsibilities. This is the real brain drain affecting the most.
How should one come forward to overcome this problem, our solution is not to remove the fortune less our solution to this problem is to give them importance, educating them making them aware of their rights bringing them in front of the commons. The truth is that for an existence and smooth survival of a culture of a nation we need them. Abolish Poverty not Poverty-stricken otherwise our survival is hard.
*data from internet resources
