It sucks to be the under-privileged

Lately, I have been reading quite a bit about food, health, obesity, education and opportunities.

It is sad that in every area the under-privileged get hit the most. They are more likely to get sick faster due to lack of resources which includes money for preventive care; they are the ones who are the heaviest due to lack of money to spend on healthy food; they have less opportunities because they don't go seeking them at all.

Due to lack of education I believe they have misplaced priorities in life. Going to school of course is way below on their radar because their parents quite likely were not educated and hence do not know the power of education to be able to enforce them on their kids. I have also noticed and read about less fortunate groups in communities in every suburb, city and state who have made the choice of not going to school or college since it is not the direct route to wealth. In other words, they have found better (in their minds) ways of earning money. Obviously, they have not thought about consequences. These groups don't understand that being educated does not necessarily mean being rich. It means creating better opportunities for oneself, understanding or developing strong values in life. Money comes much later, and follows opportunity along with hard work. There is no easy way to become wealthy.