Between Rich and Poor

J.D. Roth in his article “What's the Difference Between High-Income Earners and Low-Income Earners?” communicates a message, which somehow implicates an idea that poor people are lazy. However, this statement is quite broad brush. Though some poor people are lazy and have nobody but themselves to blame while many rich people worked very hard and deserve their riches. But by and large, poor people are working harder than the rich people in many cases. Although, rich people have a lot of money, food, and power, whereas, on the other hand, poor people are more creative and sharp in certain ways. In my perspective, rich people constantly depend on others and are lazy, and mean, while poor people are mostly independent and friendly and works hard for living.

Several years ago, I met a Chinese man, who was very rich. We took English classes together at English Language institute at Cal Poly Pomona. He was totally careless person. He was dependent upon a maid even for minor household chores. His homework was solved by his tutor. And he also relied on fast foods. The reason that made that Chinese person depended and reliant upon others was his perception that money could bring anything in his life, whether it is a tangible thing like food or clothing or an intangible one like happiness.

Poor people, on the other hand, tend to be independent. For example, I met an African house maid, who was very hard worker and independent. Years back, I was caught up in a busy schedule and was not getting time even for cleaning of my home. Through a domestic servant service provider, I approached her. While she was working, I asked her couple of questions. And I figured out that she was in America by herself and was struggling at her best to raise her standard of living. The circumstances of her life transformed her in to a more mature person and she used to live her life, ascertaining the fact that for escalating the quality of life, one has to face the challenges in this world.

Furthermore, rich people are often inclined to laziness virtually all the times. One of the best examples can be of Aunt Aisha- friend of my mother, who belonged to a very affluent family. Once, I and my mom were invited at her house for dinner. When the dinner was over, she took the ...