How reprehensible it is when those blessed with commodities insist on ignoring the poor. Better to torment them, force them into indentured servitude, inflict compulsion and blows–this at least produces a connection, fury and a pounding heart, and these too constitute a form of relationship. But to cower in elegant homes behind golden garden gates, fearful lest the breath of warm humankind touch you, unable to indulge in extravagances for fear they might be glimpsed by the embittered oppressed, to oppress and yet lack the courage to show yourself as an oppressor, even to fear the ones you are oppressing, feeling ill at ease in your own wealth and begrudging others their ease, to resort to disagreeable weapons that require neither true audacity nor manly courage, to have money, but only money, without splendor: That’s what things look like in our cities at present . Robert Walser
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 Do you know why rich people are so hated and they don't get the love and respect they deserve? Because they pretend to be above others and always want to be seen in a better light. They don't want to talk to the poor and needy people and at times even treat them like they're inferior.  They're just trying to hide themselves from God and they think that God will not see them if they do that.  If you want to be known as a good person, then show the world how good you are by helping others and doing things for them.

"Doing good" doesn't cost anything for you. If you spend all your money on stuff that doesn't really matter, then it would be like having nothing in your life.  You don't deserve this life; we all know that we're not living our lives right.

It's up to us to change this situation by doing good deeds and helping others even if we're rich people like these: The rich have no sense of responsibility towards society, which is something that is being ruined due to their selfishness. #14

Source: The Tanners

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