The Working Poor: Invisible in America

At the end of Chapter four in the book The Working Poor: Invisible in America a man by the name of Agustin said something very interesting to me:

"The most important is that I have my children and my wife. I have a life that continues, so I can't say that I'm so poor. I also recognize that I don't have money. I have something to eat, and my children have their clothes and their shoes, and I feel good. If I say I'm poor, I don't know, maybe. If I say I'm really poor, it would be bad before God, and if I say I'm rich it would be too proud. So I cannot classify myself."      

This passage is about a man who has a hard time classifying himself. It is difficult to save his money because he has a family to provide for and he usually does not have a penney left over to save. This does not bother him because he is happy just having his family in his life. As long as his children are clothed, he is doing pretty well. I think that if everyone had this attitude towards their life the world would be a much better place. People would be appreciative for what they have and maybe everyone would be kinder and more understanding to each other. Some people are very involved with work and money and it ends up being all they have in life which may lead them to become miserable. Agustin has the right idea of how to look at life, you only have one chance so you can't be worrying about things like money.