[kanawa]

One quickly has to put pride and shame aside

And this is a bad thing?

Being poor can be great opportunity. It can motivate you to be creative, focus your attention on the values and things that are important spiritually and lead you to simpler and joyful life.

As the song says,'The poor man has treasures that the rich man can't buy'

[numberonepal]

Being poor can be great opportunity. It can motivate you to be creative, focus your attention on the values and things that are important spiritually and lead you to simpler and joyful life.

Ditto that! Being poor (especially suddenly) is the ultimate motivator for me. It forces you to make some tough decisions, and to survive you MUST make the right ones. That is if you couldn't imagine going on the dole.