"We didn't
know we
were poor."
What a
crock of
shit.

It's very difficult for me to believe
that statement. You see, I grew up poor
and if there's one thing I knew,
without a shadow of a doubt, it was
that I was poor. "We were poor but
happy." Now that I can believe. But it
isn't because you're poor that you're
happy. It should read "We were poor,"
other stuff, then,"we were happy."
Because I can't imagine one single person
who would be happy to be poor. 
Except maybe some rich kid who is bored
with being rich and thinks living out
of trash cans will be an adventure. But
you can bet your sweet ass once he/she
contracts some sort of garbage parasite
the adventure will be over.


The folks
who say
"we were
poor but
happy"
are usually
no longer
poor.
So I guess the ecstasy of poverty loses its
appeal at some point. I mean if they were
so damn happy being poor why didn't they
stay poor? I'll tell you why. Because
being poor sucks!
So when I read about people
condemning having money and saying"money
doesn't buy happiness"

I realize they have never been poor. Because, quite frankly, when you're poor you don't think about whether you're happy or not. You think about whether you'll have some place to live tomorrow. You think about how you'll pay the gas bill, if you'll be able to buy groceries and which works better for tooth pain, cloves or Numbit, because going to the dentist is not really an option.


True, money 

doesn't buy happiness, but if your rent
is paid, your stomach is full and you
have the means with which to get that
nasty rash cleared up, then you're a
fool and a twit if you can't find some
modicum of happiness. Why do people
feel the need to quote these precious
homilies? Why do they romanticize what
causes people misery each and every
day? I don't have the faintest idea.
The nobility of poverty has never been
clearly defined to me. The nobility of
the individual is pretty obvious,
regardless of economic straits, but the
"noble poor"? I think it's a way for
the "haves" not to feel so guilty about
the "have nots." If they feel that the
poor are having their characters
strengthened and are acting as an
inspiration to the not-so-noble poor,
then they no longer need feel guilty
about having more money than they could
ever possibly need.

And what's with needing s and s of dollars? I mean, the truth is we never know when enough is enough. Is a enough? Probably not. How about ten ? Well, if you only have a , ten probably seems like more than enough...until you have ten . And then you probably think, gee, I need a buffer now so I'll never lose that base ten . Then, no doubt, this goes on and on until you have a , at which point you've probably committed some financial crime and lost most of your money, which leaves you with only a few , thereby making you feel poor and humbled. And probably noble and happy.



As a matter of fact,
you probably don't
even know you're poor.
Because you're not.
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