This post is my contribution to Blog Action Day. It may be the 16th of October when I post this, but somewhere in the world, it is still the 15th, so this still counts.

The world is a stage, where the haves meets the have-nots. Everyday, as I go to work, go home, or go somewhere, I see it. I feel it. Sometimes, I exemplify it.

Poverty, especially in these times, is a growing facet (albeit in a negative sense) of our lives. With the fiscal panic going on, it only exacerbated the issue. It's hard times out there. The world is pretty much experiencing it. From Sports (Roger Goodell has spoken about it, ditto the NBA i.e. The Nets) to Music, to everything else. You could understand the apprehension and tension in Wall Street and Main Street. Catatonic shock. You could imagine that things are not going to be the same for awhile. It is apparent that the reviving an economy reliant on credit will be difficult. Hopefully, such problems will be averted and as such, the world as we know it, still survives and chaos is prevented or minimized.

Poverty is a state of mind. It is a sense that there is something lacking, something missing. You yearn for. In Filipino, isang kakulangan. No one can escape this aspect of poverty, for we all want something in our lives. There is always that one little thing we seek and ask for. It is important that each and everyone strives to eradicate it, but how do you solve it?

Material Poverty is something that needs to be addressed pronto. The world is kind of regressing and it must be prevented to maintain sanity and normalcy. How? Given right now, the proper fiscal management. As simple as minimizing unnecessary expenditures or being cost-conscious.

For the other aspect, one can simple be himself and ascribe to be the best person he or she could be. Don't just settle. Strive to be the best. To go for it. To get it done. To be who he can be. Until then....

We just need to fight. It starts with one. The rest follows.