Last update: 04 September, 2015
The idea that "being poor builds character" is something most people say so as not to feel bad when they go through a phase of their life where financial resources are not at their best.
When we live and experience the dark side of things, that is, in a negative or difficult way, simply knowing this situation allows us to appreciate much more what we have.
For example, poverty it can allow us to value what we have day after day. This does not mean that we must necessarily experience this situation to reach fullness, but that in part we have all been through it, in one way or another, on a material or emotional level. In this way, we learn to appreciate the true pillars of life and that what we will always have cannot be bought with money: love and our "I".
All of us have gone through some moments of lack of inspiration, love, friendship or compassion that has led us to value everything we own, making us feel full and happy with little.
What are the 4 types of poverty that must be experienced to experience happiness
1. Shortage of money. When we live without certain material privileges, such as a simple warm-up, we can learn to realize that it is possible to live without, which is not fundamental in our life, and in this way we can better understand people who are not lucky enough to enjoy these elements. , giving more value to our situation and their situation.
All this allows you to feel free, to learn from other people and to eliminate all the barriers that condition and enslave.
Certainly people who have had economic problems have shaped a stronger, more humane and more tolerant character towards life. After all, dreams are not bought: the mind is so strong that it will achieve what seems impossible. Wanting is power.
It is better to be free than to be a slave to material elements that condition.
2. Lack of love. How can you know if you are in love if you have never lived in the absence of this feeling? How can you value such a beautiful feeling if you have never felt the loneliness of falling out of love? To appreciate the most sacred thing in this world, love, it is necessary for people to have a few moments of solitude in which not to feel it. In this way, when they experience it, they will be much more aware of that gift.
Living without love at some point in our life makes us stronger and humbler. It's the kind of poverty that makes you richer in many ways, because when one is alone, one learns to find love in anything, any action and to value other people in an extraordinary way.
Once you have experienced what it means to live alone, you can turn this feeling into a gift for a lifetime.
3. Lack of friends and interpersonal relationships. How will you appreciate the company or consolation of your friends if you've never been without them? If you have never found yourself in the opposite situation, you will not know what it means to live without interpersonal relationships, without support, without motivations, without external joys, without the desire to share your life with others ...
These moments of loneliness so hard that many of us have had the "good fortune" to live will make you understand how much value encounters with friends have and that relationships are unique.
After all, "happiness is complete only if shared ”.
The important aspect of relationships and friendships is not quantity, but quality. Finding people to support you in difficult times and being able to enjoy their total trust is a precious gift. One ingredient to make this quest easier is healthy personal humility and good judgment.
4. Lack of passion. Passion for life is one of the most beautiful ingredients. When it is not present, we experience severe pain in the heart.
People without passion say they felt empty inside, without dreams, without desires or goals that would allow them to enjoy life, share, discover, love ... Without it, we spend life as being inert, constantly looking for something to fill us and to end this deep pain we feel.
Human beings who have never experienced such scarcity have probably never been "alive" enough to go out into the world in search of something they are passionate about. It must also be said, however, that not all are born with some passion, just as we are not all born the same.
For this reason, we invite you to launch into the world, to explore it, to discover it and meet it. Experimenting and knowing many elements is the solution. Visit and travel places where you never thought you would go it will fill you with energy and inspiration to discover yourself and continue to expand as a human being, leaving a piece of your heart to others and to life.
