One of the Causes of Poverty
By OzCar2012
@Issa22 (86)
Makati, Philippines
October 28, 2015 1:48am CST
My desk is in front of the window and I can see through it, many people passing by. There is a young man and a young woman that caught my attention. They were High School student, three blocks from our house. A young man was holding to a girl waist, they were so close to each other and they were laughing and it’s irritates me. I don’t know, but that’s what I feel. It’s not kind of jealous because I also has a special person. When looking to them it’s some kind of over exaggerated, they were both high school student and if ever I’m their parent I’m going to get angry.
Doing that in publicity is not a kind of respect to ourselves at all. We can do it but not in public, but we also had that thing to choose what is right and what is wrong for ourselves. I know we are already in a modern world that we can live and decide what we want. But we had the freewill always. I may think sometimes it can lead to poverty, if ever that those both of them were very in love to each other and if ever the girl get pregnant and they both not finish their studies it can lead them to poverty, except that their family had the money to sustain and provide their needs and they can still continue their studies, they can still go to school and finish it, but what if their family have nothing to provide for them?
Sometimes that’s the main issues and problems that our community is facing on how to stop that causing poverty in country to growth. Maybe our teenagers can start acting more responsible and practical these days so that we can have this better world to live.
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24 responses
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
28 Oct 15
people do often to live outside their mean-incomes including having too many children but poverty is often due to limited work, low wages, and wealthy people creaming off too much for themselves and offering no real escape from the poverty trap
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@rakski (126067)
• Philippines
28 Oct 15
yes, this is also another fact @arthurchappell many of us lives outside of our means too that leads to debt, debt, and more debts.....
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
28 Oct 15
@yugocean pretty horrible - it not only exploits the children but also leaves less work for poor adults who need work and honest wages
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
28 Oct 15
What's wrong with young love, and what's wrong with young people showing that they love each other?
I think you might be jumping to conclusions if you assume that every young woman who cuddles in public is going to be stupid enough to get pregnant!
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@rakski (126067)
• Philippines
28 Oct 15
Very true there is no problem with young love @indexer but here in our country, there are lots of cases of unwanted pregnancy, teenage pregnancy and due to these, a lot of them are out of school because they cannot afford to go to school and have babies and most of these cases came from less privileged areas which causes poverty and so on and so forth.....
@nitinnair89 (2900)
• India
28 Oct 15
Well, um, don't think much on what others do. Let them do what they want. I know I don't sound good here, but that's the only thing you can do. Let others be and let's focus on making our lives as well as poor people's lives better.
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@vandana7 (100615)
• India
30 Oct 15
I think we in India have become like oil and water. Some are still in old fashioned thinking and others have moved on to accept some things. I agree with the post simply because a wrong person looking at it can get an idea as if the girl is of lose morals, and try something like December 16 rape. Until everybody is on the same page, in a country like ours, it is not advisable.
@GardenGerty (160952)
• United States
31 Oct 15
I understand that that is not appropriate behavior in your culture, and I can see why. Yes, that perhaps could contribute to poverty, but to me it seems that these behaviors are the result of not having good adult role modeling or it could be pure rebellion. As someone else has said, they will resist people who tell them what they should be doing, and they may have to learn their lessons the hard way.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Oct 15
Just because a boy walks down the street holding a girls waist is not a sign of anything but that he cares for her and does not mean that he wants to bed her. How do you know they won't wait until they are married and both have jobs sounds to me like you have been in that situation you are writing about.
@pahak627 (4558)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
Early marriage may be one of the causes of poverty. I have an observation regarding marriages. In our country and in the community where I am residing, marriages happened to couples who are of the same interests and situation in life. Those who belong the poor, they also married someone who is also poor. Same is true to people who belong to the middle class and upper class. But there are people who come from the lowest class of our society who made it to the upper class as businessmen.
@41CombedaleRoad (5954)
• Greece
29 Oct 15
Youth is to be enjoyed and so I cannot see the problem with this young couple. If it is genuine love it will last, if not it will be no more than an enjoyable flash in the pan. Let's not think disaster on them...
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@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
7 Oct 16
well.. take it easy they are just "having" their time. Really you are right, the values are a bit diminishing, it is really difficult to understand them and understand what they want.
@Shyamalaa (525)
• Udaipur, India
3 Nov 15
I don't think you should worry too much. We have all been through that phase, and I'm sure our parents thought likewise! They will learn from their own experiences. 
@sanketwagh (224)
• India
30 Oct 15
Absolutely I do agree with you........
But the thing is we can see them through a different angle as well.........
What if they both love each other and want to complete their studies and get married soon.....
This could be one of the possibility, of course I don't ignore yours....
But not everyone in this world are the same race of species who wants to make a girl pregnant and then leave her or act immaturely......
After all everyone has their point of view, well I guess in my point of view, we should help others by giving them proper advice and guidance..........
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@shaggin (72240)
• United States
31 Oct 15
Oh boy PTA used to be everywhere when I was a teenager. I think it is very different where things are in your country then in mine though. I think things like this are considered much more disrespectful in your country. This really is nothing here in the United States. Someone kissing heavily or groping each other might get heads turned but just an arm around each others waists in nothing at all. Same as holding hands. I take birth control pills so I won't get pregnant no matter what I do.
@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
31 Oct 15
This is one aspect by which a person can be thrust into poverty. The world is a very expensive place right now and if one doesn't tread carefully, he/she might face dire consequences. One has to be very practical and informed about everything.
@KristenH (33393)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
30 Oct 15
Wow, This is a sad story about our nation's poverty issues, even across the world.
@Pattitude (1287)
• Newton, North Carolina
30 Oct 15
It could happen, but it also depends on motivation. Hopefully, she does not give up her goals to provide a house and home for him when they are too young. Who knows, in six months, they may not even be together.
