Do You Feel Sorry For Poor People ? Do You Think You Know How They Live ?

I don't know that I feel sorry for them. I do care about them and I can certainly empathize with them. I have a house and several acres of land and a great job, but there were times when the bills didn't all get paid because of unemployment, illnesses, etc. Being poor is based on a number given to the relationship of your income to your expenditures...a lot of people are poor (such as the farmer in your story), but they have hope and a means to exist. The ones I feel sorry for are the ones in extreme poverty that have no means by which to maintain an existence. Different perceptions also come into play here...I was raised on a farm and I've lived in the city, but I'd still rather live poor on the farm than rich in the city. It's just, simply, a different (better) way of life!