Wealth and Poverty in the World

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Wealth and Poverty in the World In the world today there is a lot of poverty. There is a
great divide between the world’s rich and poor people. In the world today there are also
rich people but the number of poor peoples out number them. There are many reasons as to
why there is poverty in the world. Being a poor person can mean that you do not have
enough food to eat for months, or even years and not just for a few hours or few days.
Poverty can also mean not having enough money to be able to pay for lives necessities such
as clothes, food, a place to live or even medicine that you may need when you ill. However
it can also mean having just enough money to survive but not any extra money to…show
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There are many important leaders and teachings in Hinduism, but Hindus don’t follow the
teachings of any one person. Hindus worship God or Brahman through gods and goddesses.
Hinduism has many beliefs but most Hindus say that the great power can be seen most
easily through the gods and goddesses. Hinduism also has a lot of thoughts on wealth and
poverty. Hindus believe that wealth is a good thing as long as it has been gained by lawful
means. Hindus believe that there are four basic aims in life and that pursuing wealth is one
of them. Hindus believe that the four basic aims in life are dharma (religious and social
duty), artha (gaining wealth), kama (enjoying the good life) and moksha (freedom or
liberation). As you can see wealth is one of the four basic aims of a Hindu’s life. Artha
encourages people to earn money honestly and lawfully. Gaining money in a dishonest way
taints the money and the person earning it. It is also believed in Hinduism that it can earn
you bad karma if you earn money in a dishonest way, which will affect your next rebirth.
Hindus believe that the pursuit of wealth shouldn’t be something that dominates any ones
life. It is however lawful because during the householder stage many people, including
children, the partner and older members of the family are very dependent on one person’s
ability to earn. The only restriction in the holy books is

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