We have so many perceptions when we hear a word 'poverty'. Most of us don't understand that these people didn't choose (directly) the place where they are now and they are helpless. Why do you do such 'stupid' decisions when you're poor? Because you need to survive. You do not look long term, you need to survive the night. And you fall deeper and deeper. It's easy to talk about poverty if we've never lived like this.

My dad was living a life in a way (wrong choices) that brought him to the street. He lost everyone and everything and I know that he couldn't help himself. It's a situation where you simply don't see the light at the end of the tunnel. Motivation wouldn't help either. These people need help. I tried to forgive him and help him and it worked. Well, I will never completely forgive him but now he lives a 'normal' life and has a job. I wouldn't say that he ended on the street by choice. It's the choices that he made that led him to such life..

I think that this topic is very sensitive and complicated and it is important to talk about it so thank you for your post!