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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Part 2

When you are rich.............
When you are poor............

This is for those of us who have moved up or down the social classes and for those stuck in the middle and trying to live like both, here's what to expect.

And for those of us who can be defined by a category and who cannot fit into or be defined by either here's what to expect from a society that requires definitions.


When you are rich
  • you will justify enjoying the finer things
When you are poor
  • you will justify being fine with the way things are


When you are rich
  • you can't get the good help you deserve
When you are poor
  • you can't get the good pay you deserve

When you are rich
  • your life starts to become a soap opera
When you are poor
  • you look at the soap operas

When you are rich
  • you'll try not to divorce because of the settlement
When you are poor
  • you'll try not to divorce because of the church

When you are rich
  • you may lose material things
When you are poor
  • you may gain immaterial things

When you are rich
  • you will employ someone who makes less money than you and pretend it doesn't matter
When you are poor
  • you will work for someone with more money than you and pretend that it doesn't matter

When you are rich
  • you may have already worked hard for your money so now you are hardly working
When you are poor
  • you are working hard for your money

When you are rich
  • you are always thinking and may need to relax
When you are poor
  • you may not be thinking enough and need to stop relaxing

When you are rich
  • you may become boring
When you are poor
  • you may become lively

When you are rich
  • it's about what you say
When you are poor
  • it's about how you say things

When you are Rich
  • you get free shit!
When you are poor
  • that shit ain't free.

When you are poor you can still lead  a rich life....When you are rich you can still lead a poor life.