“Poverty is the worst form of violence.” Mahatma Gandhi
Don’t ask: “Why does God allow this to happen?”
Pray: “God… give me the wisdom and strength
to do what I must to stop this from happening?”
Most of the problems related to poverty today lies on the fact that many civilized people are willing to live in comfort even if the price of this is poverty, ignorance, and sickness of many people around the world.
Poverty is the single biggest killer in the world today, and it is insane to say that it is the most preventable. -Minnie Driver, actress
It is easy enough to tell the poor to accept their poverty as God’s will when you yourself have warm clothes and plenty of food and medical care and a roof over your head and no worry about the rent. But if you want them to believe you—try to share some of their poverty and see if you can accept it as God’s will yourself! -Thomas Merton, Seeds of Contemplation
Instructions:
Answer each question in complete sentences. Each question should have at least 2 sentences.
Identify each answer with the number of the question.
1) What is poverty for you?
2)Gandhi: "Poverty is the worst form of violence." What do you think he meant? Explain your answer in detail.
3) How can you contribute to your society to help stop violence?
