Give a man a Steem, he has Steem for a day. Teach him to Steemit, he has Steem for a lifetime.

Here is what I have noticed about poor people. Some are self destructive, many are beggars. Most of them smoke cigarettes and drink soda and try to take advantage of other people while crying about not having anything. Lack of logic, knowledge and wisdom keep them at the bottom of the ladder. They do not want to get help.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. - Proverbs 22:16

I used to be a poor man myself but through hard work and perseverance I am now out of poverty. Taking care of myself and even taking care of others when I feel it is appropriate. Some of these people will take you down in the blink of an eye just to get what they want. For example, I paid off a 200 dollar debt that a "friend" of mine owed to another friend. But that same man would not help me to retrieve a hacked account with 15,000 dollars of mine on it. The next time I see him I will have to inform him that I can no longer allow him in my life. I'm sorry that he has no money, he shouldn't have bought a new truck and shouldn't drink beer every day and smoke cigarettes. Many of my old "friends" have mysteriously reappeared since they have heard about my success. After months or years of not hearing a word from them suddenly they want to be best friends. Here is what he Bible says about that.

Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them. - Proverbs 19:4

So I tried to tell all of my "friends" about Steemit after I had made my first 1,000 dollars. How many listened? Many of my online friends. But only 1 in real life. 1 out of 100. Everyone who listened is doing very well now. The others are either too lazy or just don't care about their quality of life. They only want what they want and they want it for free. They have no problem coming to me asking for handouts when they are too lazy to even make a single post on Steemit. Jobless with no obligations and still they don't have a minute to even attempt to improve their lives. Only time to complain and smoke up their last pennies on cigarettes.

I am not against helping those who cannot help themselves. Just against enabling fools to continue on in their hazardous activities. Like cigarettes, pharmaceuticals, cable television, alcohol, prostitutes, diet soda with aspartame, aerosol sprays and other detrimental activities.

Now, to leave you on a positive note. It is NOT too late to join Steemit. It is never too late. If you produce GOOD CONTENT you will be rewarded accordingly for that. People will notice when you consistently post original awesome content and by realizing that your time is valuable your life will never be the same.