Comments on: Measuring poverty differently https://groundviews.org/2008/10/25/measuring-poverty-differently/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=measuring-poverty-differently Journalism for Citizens Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:32:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: punitham https://groundviews.org/2008/10/25/measuring-poverty-differently/#comment-3852 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:32:09 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1014#comment-3852 Sixty years of ethnic outbidding between UNP and SLFP for the sake of attaining political power and their corruption/political patronage to stay in power and to come back to power have been telling the people that materialsm is what matters in life at the expense of the country (ie. its people). It will take a mammoth task to undo the evil.

]]> By: Thavam https://groundviews.org/2008/10/25/measuring-poverty-differently/#comment-3828 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:34:46 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1014#comment-3828 Money may bring happiness or temporary pleasure but not joy which comes from within a person’s spirit. A man can sleep only on one bed, drive only one car at any time, eat only a tummy full, watch only on one TV. There are limitations.

When someone becomes a slave to money he becomes dengerous in that he does not care about others regardless of how cruelly he gets to the end of riches.

The same is true with violence, murder, greed, power, pride and lust. These habbits are like smoking or drinking. When one becomes a slave he becomes dangerous.

Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam proclaim that people should overcome the evils of violence, murder, greed, power, pride and lust.

]]> By: Foxhound https://groundviews.org/2008/10/25/measuring-poverty-differently/#comment-3798 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:37:25 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=1014#comment-3798 This kind of thought comes to mind fairly often. Is money an essential for happiness? I don’t think so.

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