The Effects of Poverty on the Human Mind and Rationality

Poverty is and always has been a serious issue in all of the human societies dating back to birth of our species. Wealth inequality is a given, it will always exist so long as any substantial amount of people in a society are selfish or delusional to the issue of poverty. Because of this, we have accept the reality of poverty as something we cannot erase, as if it is some type of unstoppable superpower that will persist to destroy us until it fully eradicates our species. We have given up on trying to end poverty, because of how impossible it seems to stop or even prevent often times, and it is because of this malfunction in all societies that our greatness and potential will always be limited by this leech like factor of poverty that sucks the positive energy out of many of our personal and societal atmospheres. But how exactly does poverty cause so much strife, anger and confusion in our societies, how does it affect how we think and who we are? Well there are many effects of poverty on the human the mind, but they can all be fitted into a two specific categories; Barbaric Reasoning: (Hopelessness,Depression,Anxiety,Fear,Anger, Loss of self) or the other route of Communal Reasoning(Patience,Morality,Love,Humility, increased Spirituality, Insight to self). True poverty reveals alot about a person’s nature and baseline, for you never really know who someone is until they are faced with an extreme situation such as war,pregnancy,divorce,loss, and ofcourse poverty, which I will use to better explain the two rationalities.

A person in poverty who uses Barbaric Reasoning will not be concerned with the ends, he or she will only care about what is right in front of him, the pressing situation that exists in the given moment he is in. The Barbaric Reasoner will stop at nothing to achieve his goal in the moment which will always be one of two things: Survival and Pleasure, because of the second reason he not using the same line of reasoning of animal, although they are both using similar logic, but because of his or hers humanity, the Barbaric Reasoner still desires more than just his or hers own survival, but also the enjoyment of that survival, that is the only distinction between the Barbaric Reasoner and an animal. The Barbaric Reasoner will attack without hesitation anyone and anything who prevents him or her from achieving either the survival or the pleasure of that said Barbaric Reasoner. The Barbaric Reasoner loses nearly all of his or hers ability to feel and express empathy, morality, kindness, love, Self Actualization, Awareness, Contentment, and all other positive emotions, States of Being, and Strands of a Stronger Self. The Barbaric Reasoner develops a sub-human mindset and rationality that destroys the personality and humanity of the person using this line of reasoning.

He or She will often be angry, paranoid, confused, volatile, and lost in the realm of complex thoughts, ideas, and Spirituality. He or She will often feel a sense of Hopelessness and/or Depression because of the mental cage his or hers line of reasoning has evoked. The Barbaric Reasoner will not care about himself so long as he survives and experiences pleasure while doing so. The Barbaric Reasoner is not concerned with anyone type of societal or religious laws he or she once respected and abided by. The Barbaric Reasoner is often a criminal, a liar, con artist, a prostitute , a drug dealer, a drug addict, or outlaw, these are all the common professions of a Barbaric Reasoner. The Barbaric Reasoner cannot be trusted, for he or she has no moral standing and feels no obligation to keep his or her word. He does not care about anyone but himself, he or she does not want any ties, commitments or relationships, do not be fooled by the Barbaric Reasoner when he or she attempts to court you, and verbally expresses love for you, because the Barbaric Reasoner is only concerned with sex, for it gives him or her pleasure, he or she does not care about you, and does not desire your love and affection unless it is expressed physically. The Barbaric Reasoner is often anxious and stressed due to his or hers lack of self, and confusion. The Barbaric Reasoner has lost his or her identity and no longer has the cognitive functioning and mindset of a rational human being.

A person in poverty using Communal Reasoning will be more concerned with the ends aswell his or hers community. The Communal Reasoner places his or herself behind his or hers Family, Community and loved ones. He or She strives to abide by the laws of the society and of his or hers religion even when it is hard and painful to do so. The Communal Reasoner is willing to share even when there is very little, and does expect anything is return. He or she has the will power to do right and be right, and continues on the path or self actualization and increased spirituality if religious. He or she openly expresses empathy and sympathy with and for those in his or her community, and attempts to help those in need to overcome the obstacles they are faced with, even when he or she has his or her own obstacles to worry about. The Communal Reasoner feels and expresses love to those in his or hers family and community, and does not leave anyone behind, or unable to survive unless it is his or hers only option

. The Communal Reasoner has strong sense of right and wrong, and good moral standing, he or she is not confused, selfish, or angry. The Communal Reasoner has humility, and is not blinded by his or her own arrogance,delusions, or lack of sustenance, he or she sees beyond the issues of present, to his or her ultimate goal, and progression of his or hers own community. The Communal Reasoner is patient, even when food, water, or clothing is scarce he or she obtains the said necessities through moral and ethical means. the Communal Reasoner is willing to protect his or her community at all costs including his or her own life. He or she uses the logic of emotional and empathetic human being, and has respect for others, and shows kindness to others. The Communal Reasoner can be trusted, he or she is strong and not afraid if anything other than becoming a Barbaric Reasoner, or the fear of his or her Lord. The Communal Reasoner gains more self identity, and moral status.

These are the two types of Reasoners when faced with times of hardship such as poverty, and each and every one us as human beings has the potential to be either one. It is the choice of the individual as to what type of Reasoner he or she will become, for we all have both positive and negative traits in our True Nature or Baseline personality, whether we choose to embrace our negative traits over our positive traits in hard times will cause us to devolve into a Barbaric Reasoner, and if we choose to go in the direction of our positive traits and repressive our negative ones we will metamorphoses into a Communal Reasoner. It is not complex, its simple, no matter how hard times become, you will always have the choice to be either of the two types of Reasoners, it is never forced upon us, we decide at some point who we are and who we will become, it is no ones choice but yours, and nothing can make you one type or another other than your own logic, will, beliefs, and morality. And remember that at any given time, a Barbaric Reasoner can become a Communal Reasoner and a Communal Reasoner can become a Barbaric one.