Well, suddenly i start to ask myself why im so lucky that i was born in the fairly wealthy family. Last night, i went over my family buttlers or house cleaners-they clean the house and stuff, or act as the guards of house, about 6 of them. One of them is around 22, but he worked for my family since he was 17, my current age right now. I kind feel sorry for him, i imagine i cant put myself sleeping on such a bad quality bed without air-con, and the temperature is pretty always hot in Vietnam. But sometimes, i feel so miserable that other people get what they like easily. Society is pretty bad in Vietnam, the differences between the rich and the poor is very high, i know one of my friend he bought a Lamborini and it costs around $1mil US ( 200% taxes for cars) and he is only 18, thats a very big amount of money for normal Vietnamese. Why are so many unlucky people and a few fortune people that were born in the riches and poor.....how can they balance the whole society?...
2007-09-25 05:51:09 · 20 answers · asked by An V 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
We should all be thankful we do not live in Cambodia where the average salary is $35 a month.
2007-09-25 05:54:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm poor - but I consider people like you - to be the truly unlucky ones. You have so much pride and arrogance that you can't see past your money - to the heart of things. I have 3 children - was born poor and am still poor. I have a husband who loves me and I do a service related job. I'm content with this - you on the other hand will always think that you're better than others - and wonder how anyone else can possibly be happy - you have a chip on your shoulder - and people like me are here to knock it off!!! The heart of the matter is something entirely different that your money has blinded you to.
2007-09-25 05:56:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I would love to be able to help, but instead of looking at them as poor, maybe you should find out if they consider themselves poor. Wealth is in the eye of the beholder. Truthfully speaking, I was blessed to have been born into a family that is well off. I mean we don't have butlers and maids, but my parents definately have a lavish life, compared to others in my area. Some of my friends say that they are loaded, but we don't look at it that way. We look at the love that we all share, and the struggles they over came to get where they are as riches. Not their net worth. Some may not have nickle to rub together, but they have family, friends, etc. and that may be "rich" to them. Not going off on you, just trying to ease your mind about it all. I am now an adult and live on my own and I don't have the luxuries I grew up with, but I do have the same family, friends, love, etc. So in my eyes, I'd say I'm rich.
2007-09-25 05:59:05 · answer #3 · answered by 81 Honda 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's true; it's not fair. And it's like that in most places, not only Vietnam.
I guess you did get lucky, and hopefully your family's fortune was earned honestly. I think that you could help by helping some needy people with part of your money, volunteering (donating your time), the stuff you no longer use and which can be very useful to someone else........ there are many ways to help those who weren't as lucky as you are.
2007-09-25 06:00:07 · answer #4 · answered by Lprod 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Different life situations,different lessons to be learned.
My father-in-law came from a very old and aristocratic family.
He had many servants when he was growing up in Hungary.
WW11 broke out when he was a young man and after the communists came into power, his family lost everything.
He started to drink away the little money he and my mother-in-law could make because he was so unhappy with his life.
She was forced to divorce him since they had three children and she couldn't live that way.
He stopped drinking years later and got remaried and was just a regular worker in society.
Lessons to be learned for some reason.
2007-09-25 06:24:58 · answer #5 · answered by Marilyn T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Society is fair and not fair. Not everyone but most rich people have worked hard to get where they are today. However some are just famous for showing there **** to the magazine Nuts. And some people who are poor just cannot be arsed getting off their backsides and getting a job and taking in benefits without paying tax. However some people are just in less payed jobs.
2007-09-25 05:55:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am pretty much upset with people who are rich and don't give to charity. That is the only reason why I would want lots of money - I could give more.
Anyway, about life not being fair - maybe life (and the universe) does not care about material richness, but about spiritual richness. No, this will not make you feel better, but it's an answer...
2007-09-25 05:55:57 · answer #7 · answered by aylin_chateaunoir 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its not just Vietnam, the entire world is like this. Read 1984 by George Orwell, great story, I think you'd like it. Has a lot to do with social class.
The funny part is, your friend with the million dollar car is probably more spiritually dead than your poor friend.
We should be grateful that we have the opportunity to give. Balancing is up to the people who hold the wealth.
2007-09-25 05:55:20 · answer #8 · answered by ☺☻☺☻☺☻ 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
there is no way to balance the whole society. poor people is born to b poor but they can b rich by they're skill. and rich ppl can get poor by using all their money out, they company close down and stuff like that.
2007-09-25 05:58:05 · answer #9 · answered by nick z 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you think being rich makes one happy? I tell you fancy houses furniture and walls do not love. I would rather be poor and have love.
2016-05-18 02:01:02 · answer #10 · answered by viviana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋