Can Poverty Inspire And Motivate Us?

Can poverty inspire and motivate us? Depending on how we look at poverty, whether we look at it positively or negatively. We can always comment that a cup of water is half full or half empty. Clement Stone once said, “There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.”

Confuscius was and orphaned at an early age. Booker T was born into slavery, but became the most influential black leader and educator of his time. Konosuke Matsushita, born in 1894 and with 100 yen started his business in a single rented room of 130 square feet and built one of the largest electrical appliance firms in the world.

“Suffering comes to ennoble man, to purge his thoughts of pride and superficiality, to expand his horizons. In summary, the purpose of suffering is to repair that which is faulty in man’s responsibility.” Rabbi Joseph B Soloveitchik.

Pain, problem and sufferings have to be experience by every human. Their existence indicates that they definitely have a role to play in our lives. They are bitter, but after all not all good medicines are sweet.
Annie Besant once said, “One of the strangest traits lies in the fact that it takes tragedy, failure or some form of misfortune to make us realize the power of a positive mental attitude.”

Poverty, suffering and problems do inspire and motivate us to work hard and smart to achieve success.