tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post1132358829792987732..comments2023-09-11T02:30:21.736-07:00Comments on Just a Man with his Thoughts: In my Poverty, There is Wealth AplentyThe Griperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-641086991466770032011-01-15T18:18:31.964-08:002011-01-15T18:18:31.964-08:00Griper...
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http://de...Griper...<br /><br />You need to join us over at <br /><br />http://democracycentral.ning.com/TAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452702225885449029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-3832155221317597472011-01-14T23:47:29.162-08:002011-01-14T23:47:29.162-08:00A Person can have a Friend (Wealth) and an Enemy (...A Person can have a Friend (Wealth) and an Enemy (Poverty); Someone who Likes Him (Wealth) and Someone who Hates him (Poverty). To Be Oblivious to the Poverty, though; why it has Occurred and what Part One has Played in the Result, is a Form of Poverty as well, for this is the Result of <b>Poverty of Character</b> and that is the Worst form of Poverty there is, for Poverty of Character can NeverListahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590249616509349170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-59380215827905697922011-01-14T21:13:52.390-08:002011-01-14T21:13:52.390-08:00BB,
is there something that you'd sacrifice yo...BB,<br />is there something that you'd sacrifice your very life for so that a complete stranger might have the opportunity to have like every soldier must be willing to do?<br /><br />i could ask any number of questions like this until you finally would have to give me the answer yes. and once you do then you will have defined wealth for yourself.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-15664065271634027842011-01-14T21:01:28.619-08:002011-01-14T21:01:28.619-08:00alright, BB, take a look around you. do you posses...alright, BB, take a look around you. do you possess anything that you wouldn't give up even if it meant thay you'd have to live in a state of being poor in order to keep it? <br /><br />is there something in your life that you possess that you wouldn't trade places with Bill Gates for?<br /><br />is there something in life that you would give up all that you possess in order to The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-6985425942259388042011-01-14T19:13:47.585-08:002011-01-14T19:13:47.585-08:00"what is it that the beggar possesses that wo..."what is it that the beggar possesses that would instill envy in the king?" Sorry, I thought <br />'outside the box', but I have no idea. As I observed above, if the King<br />is envious, he can give up his Kingdom, wealth and power and become a beggar(when scientists think outside the box, they are still constrained by logic, so are apparently limited. Thus I need help, and BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-66741891714620087622011-01-14T18:12:07.091-08:002011-01-14T18:12:07.091-08:00he just smiles at Tweety then nods.he just smiles at Tweety then nods.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-27402667025500767492011-01-14T17:59:36.834-08:002011-01-14T17:59:36.834-08:00yes, wealth and poverty are antonyms, BB. but what...yes, wealth and poverty are antonyms, BB. but what is the wealth of poverty if you insist on using that word? <br /><br />what is it that the beggar possesses that would instill envy in the king?<br /><br />you're a scientist, think outside of the box. <br /><br />don't get caught up in someone else's idea of poverty and wealth.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-31851771850968172122011-01-14T17:53:10.277-08:002011-01-14T17:53:10.277-08:00I have always been told you are as rich as you fee...I have always been told you are as rich as you feel but this is right. You may look at someone else and see how much money they have, how big there house is compared to yours or someone elses.. It goes on and on and on. its sad when you think about it. But if you have home big enough for you and you can work you are a rich person. A poor person can be rich in his/her own way too. Just not with tweetey30https://www.blogger.com/profile/04780963604845788306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-49634460394608131242011-01-14T16:55:03.224-08:002011-01-14T16:55:03.224-08:00I have to go along with the
dictionary..poverty an...I have to go along with the<br />dictionary..poverty and wealth are antonyms... Opposites. If vows of poverty are sacrifice, then<br />'something' is being given up. The wealthy King is free to give up his wealth, power and position,<br />if he thinks being a beggar is better in terms of 'wealth'. But it seems<br />few, very few, would seek<br />the 'wealth' of poverty.<BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-66406794992227881272011-01-13T13:12:52.895-08:002011-01-13T13:12:52.895-08:00you're still thinking in terms of poverty, BB,...you're still thinking in terms of poverty, BB, not wealth.<br /><br />those vows you are thinking of are seen as a sacrifice not wealth.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-35089920457825768032011-01-13T08:15:34.623-08:002011-01-13T08:15:34.623-08:00Well, Griper, there is nothing wrong with poverty,...Well, Griper, there is nothing wrong with poverty, but the wealthy<br />King admiring it makes one<br />think of those 'vows of poverty' that some religions propound..indeed,<br />vows of celibacy seem to fit that paradigm as well.<br />Some of us sinner/ingrates<br />avoid both poverty & celibacy, though we be not kings! :)BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.com