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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (49559)	6/7/2002 7:50:30 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 82486

The person may be more happy, but only supposing that he is giving up the wealth for something better. He is, in other words, not blessed because of the poverty, but because of the spirituality he has embraced. Besides, religious communities strive to be comfortable, if austere, and to create a safe haven from worldy care. It is not the same as ordinary poverty. Consider: in real poverty, one is worried about the rent, or cannot afford to keep one's place up, or must forego medical care, or cannot afford car fare to get to the zoo or a library, or cannot afford to buy a book when the mood strikes, or cannot afford a computer, or an Internet connection. In a religious order, one does not live in luxury, and has to submit to discipline, but one has food, shelter, medical care, books, and so forth.......