Hello all! I am back again for another thought provoking blog....hopefully!

Do you consider yourself one of the “Haves” or one of the “Have Nots”? This question has no doubt crossed the minds of many people, who have either found themselves in financial hard times or in the midst of a financial windfall of some sort. I myself have not been immune to that consideration either. Let’s face it; our society revolves around the accumulation of wealth and the wise distribution of that wealth. Growing up, we have all been taught the old mantra: “Get a good education, Get a good job (working for someone else), Pinch your pennies and Retire at 70 with some type of modest nest egg to live off of in our twilight years.”

But what about those of us who didn’t follow that advice? What of us? Who do WE blame for having the nest egg close to $0.00? Do we blame society? The government? Do we point a finger at the media? At Hollywood? Do we place fault on our 2nd cousin’s uncle’s brother’s neighbor for falling into that pit of financial nothingness?

In many, many circles we are judged by how much “stuff” we have and how much we can spend at any given moment in time. Is that a right thing to do? Or are many of us so totally mesmerized by that notion of KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES’ that we point our noses down at others who may not be so financially fortunate?

Yes, there are the “Haves” and the “Have Nots”. Every society that has been in existence has had these two classes of individuals squaring off against each other in the ‘Town Square Of Success And Failure’. In today’s world especially, such is the case. When we come across a homeless person at a stoplight or sitting on the sidewalk with a sign that says “blah blah blah…” do we dig into our pockets in an attempt to scrounge up some loose change? If so, do we do it with a genuine heart or do we do it to make ourselves “look good” to others who happen to be around? OR do we look at that person and say to ourselves, "He/She is probably just going to buy drugs or booze with MY hard earned money!"

I had promised myself in the past (unfortunately, I have had to re-promise this to myself on numerous occasions) that if I happened upon such an individual and if I had loose change/one dollar/two dollars in my pocket, that I would give it freely and do it with a smile and a “Take care of yourself.”

When we encounter such a person, please assume that he/she is part of the “Have Nots”. Let us not assume that he/she will take said money to purchase drugs, booze or cigarettes. Rather, let us assume that by displaying genuine kindness to that individual, that God/fate/karma/law of attraction (whatever you want to call it) will intervene and speak to that person’s heart to cause them to use that money, no matter how much it may be, wisely.

This should be something that we can/should adhere to, for none of us knows if in 24 hours, we will be one of those “Have Nots”. We never, never know.

Paul Small
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