The question that I would like to ask on behalf of the many women of the world is: People go to Church, they know that there is a God, they know that there is a higher calling, yet they are not able to access infinity and abundance.
I believe that we have enough for all of us in the world, yet there is poverty. Where are we going wrong in our day to day teachings?”
(Criselda Kananda: Radio Jockey from South Africa)
I would like to bring your attention to one point: Greed is the result of insecurity. When you feel that there is not enough love, or not enough care on the planet, you become greedy, because the only security that you can think of is money. If you don’t know that there are people to take care of you, you think by holding on to something, or possessing more things can help you.
I tell you, it is the greed of a few people that is responsible for the poverty of many in this world. I’m sure many of you would agree with me.
Just a few greedy people and corruption can destroy nations. And this has been happening, whether it is in the African continent, or in many Asian countries here. I don’t know about Europe. In Europe there is some corruption but not to this extent, perhaps. But this corruption is the greed of few people who do not care for the population, and that is one of the main reasons for poverty.
Second reason for poverty is, laziness; like what is happening with Ethiopia. For seven years Ethiopia was under famine and they got food from all over the world. In the seventh year, even though there was abundant rainfall, nobody wanted to work!
Freebies are not a solution for prosperity; you need to empower people. Empowering the poor, instilling self confidence in them would help them out of poverty. And at the same time, we need to bring magnanimity and compassion in all those who have, so that they can go out and serve. If that was happening, the government would not have to bring a law that every company should engage in CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) activity. There is a lot to work to be done. Just see, there is so much work in so many fields. But here I must say, many religious and spiritual organizations, many churches and faith based organizations around the world are doing commendable work for the poor people of the world. They are doing good work, but I would say, not enough.