I don't need them to tell me what it feels like to be poor ... I already know how this feels, how it smells and how it tastes! When I talk to them ... I want them to tell me about their hopes and aspirations, about their dreams... about the road ahead and how they imagine it will shape up out in front of them to make the dreaming and hoping come true. I ask them about assistance, about the health, and about their families near or far.
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