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Thought I'd share this with you folks. I just had my third month of social helper come for 4 hr to help with wash, changing bed and light house work and even some personal stuff..
All 3 people so far come from so little, large families and other countries for the most part and talk about kindness and willing to help. And they work for so little compared to so so many in the U.S. I've already told her which painting of mine she can have down the road, she likes my work and I've given artwork to others already.
The point is this, so many Americans complain about so much and have so so much more.
Thought I'd share this with you folks. I just had my third month of social helper come for 4 hr to help with wash, changing bed and light house work and even some personal stuff..
All 3 people so far come from so little, large families and other countries for the most part and talk about kindness and willing to help. And they work for so little compared to so so many in the U.S. I've already told her which painting of mine she can have down the road, she likes my work and I've given artwork to others already.
The point is this, so many Americans complain about so much and have so so much more.
I feel like people with less have more burden in life and are more sensitive to issues in the world around them. Meanwhile upper-class people may be insulated from a lot of the problems happening around them. They've had fewer struggles and with more money, have greater temptation to purchase things for themselves.
So we all give her things we are no longer using, and I'm sure we seem so wasteful to her. She lost a lot in the earthquake 2 years ago, but is still so sweet and cheerful.
Most of the locals are cheerful, despite having poor or no jobs, a (to us) low standard of living, but they all socialize from their front stoop or hammocks. No homelessness, either.
I can so much relate to those with little, being born after the great depression and having a father who was a blue collar worker vs white collar father. My friend grew up in white collar home and we surely don't think a lot alike in this area, other areas yes, but she has no recollection of having it tougher. I've worked hard for 40 yrs and acquired plenty but no gold faucets and now spending my years getting rid of so much stuff. And I enjoy contentment with my life of STUFF.
Most of the locals are cheerful, despite having poor or no jobs, a (to us) low standard of living, but they all socialize from their front stoop or hammocks. No homelessness, either.
Despite? To me, that way of life sounds pretty great. But then, my work ethic has never been particularly high, heh
So we all give her things we are no longer using, and I'm sure we seem so wasteful to her. She lost a lot in the earthquake 2 years ago, but is still so sweet and cheerful.
Most of the locals are cheerful, despite having poor or no jobs, a (to us) low standard of living, but they all socialize from their front stoop or hammocks. No homelessness, either.
We live in Capitalist U.S. and it's a mantra of more and more and more. More to get rid of, more to protect and be buried with??? (not really but get the idea)
To be fair, she's chosen to work in a caring profession. It's not like there aren't misanthropic underpaid immigrants, they just wouldn't last long as home health aides unless they were good at faking it.
Too many people seem to concentrate on what they don't have instead of appreciating what they do have. They feel deprived and unhappy if other people have bigger houses, more expensive cars, more "toys", go on "better" vacations etc., and they try to keep up. That's hard to do unless there's a large enough income to pay for all of the above. If there isn't, too many go into debt for stuff they really don't need, thereby jeopardizing their future financial security. We have relatives who are always complaining about being short of money, but there is plenty to buy new cars with big monthly payments, constantly go out to eat for lunch and dinner, buy the latest electronic gadget, etc.
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