A Poor Man

Who or what is a poor man? Or a poor woman for that matter?
There are two social classes in this country - those who have power and those who have none.
Those without power are the poor. They learn obedience at school, and they are advised, organized and punished throughout their lives.
Yet it is the rich, those who are powerful who claim all the virtue. It is the rich who claim the right to judge the poor.
When Our Lord walked the earth he came as a poor man.
He worked as a carpenter. He had no power over other people. He did not order anybody about and he did not manage anybody.
The only authority a poor person has is the authority nature and God gives them within their families and their communities.
A poor person does not take the power of another person because to do so diminishes both themselves and the person from whom the power is taken.
The rich person degrades both themselves and their victims.
A soldier surrenders his humanity to the extent that he is regimented. A schoolchild is diminished as she puts on her uniform and crushes her individuality as she enters the school gates.
It doesn't have to be this way!
It hasn't always been this way!
God damn the rich and the powerful, who steal the humanity of others and damn their souls for all eternity.
God bless the poor! May they be with us forever!