Philosophy
Seven Kinds of Poverty Song
Song Lyrics, translated to English from Telugu:
Poverty Poverty!
All around us is poverty!
Lack of food is poverty
Lack of clothes is poverty
Lack of shelter is poverty
This is economic poverty
Poverty Poverty!
All around us is poverty!
Lack of education is poverty
Lacking skills in poverty
Inability to think is poverty
This is mental poverty
Poverty Poverty!
All around us is poverty!
Lack of social cohesion is poverty
Disunity is poverty
Disregard for social responsibilities is poverty
This is social poverty
Poverty Poverty!
All around us is poverty!
Poor sanitation is poverty
Poor hygiene is poverty
Illness is poverty
This is bodily poverty
Poverty Poverty!
All around us is poverty!
Forgetting God is poverty
Lack of Devotion is poverty
Disregard for humanity is poverty
This is spiritual poverty
Poverty Poverty!
All around us is poverty!
Losing tradition is poverty
Losing arts and crafts is poverty
This is cultural poverty
Poverty Poverty!
All around us is poverty!
Apathy to vote is poverty
Dirty politics is poverty
Lack of development is poverty
This is political poverty
Poverty Poverty!
All around us is poverty!
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Student Reccomendations to Eradicate Poverty
Economic:
“Not having enough money or misusing money is economic poverty. In order to overcome this poverty we should save money and also produce things. For instance children like me can grow vegetables, stitch Adda leaves, or make bags. Saving is keeping a portion of the earnings to the side and learning to budget money.”
Bodily:
“In olden days people used simple remedies for several ailments. Now we use costly medicines for minor ailments and also suffer the side effects. We also dump rubbish everywhere, we are not eating healthy food, we are forgetting that health is wealth. Let us keep our environment clean, let us eat healthy and be hygienic. We can overcome bodily poverty!”
Mental:
“Inability to think is mental poverty. This inability results in feelings of inferiority. This happens due to lack education. It is therefore essential to educate the children of our villages. With education not only do we overcome mental poverty but we gain confidence in doing anything. In our villages only a third of our children are going to school. The educated children will be much able to develop our villages.”
Cultural:
“Culture is our arts and crafts. It brings out our creativity and gives us beauty and a sense of joy and achievement. In addition, the age old traditions that we inherited should be preserved. It is sad that children like me have heard about these arts but never saw them. I fear that we may lose our beautiful arts. May I request you all to stop various modern dances and instead pick one of our 64 arts and craft to revive them.”
Spiritual:
“Spiritual poverty is loss of faith in God and in fellow human beings. Without this faith not much progress can be achieved. To address this poverty we need to first come together for bhajas to worship God. May I suggest this to all elders and youngsters, men and ladies.”
Societal:
“Now a days people have started believing in their welfare without regard to society. This is social poverty. In order to address this poverty everyone should change the way they think: welfare of the society is my welfare, but my welfare is not necessarily that of society. Instead of thinking of what the village has given us we should think of how we can contribute to a village. In this way we can address societal poverty. May I suggest to you all to take 1 min an hour, or half an hour a day or half a day a week toward developing your village.”
Learn More: Seven Kinds of Poverty, Lyrics to The Poverty Song |
