What is the importance of studying poverty?

Answer 1

Wealth in the hands of people. Makes them think themselves more important, or aloof from those who lack money. Pride develops (distinction), envy... when someone comes along with more wealth. Not that wealth is wrong but a person has "TO REALISE WHO THE WEALTH BELONGED TO BEFORE I GOT MY TINY PORTION OF IT" and into whose energy it will go back into after the annihilation of all material bodies, and worlds.

Humility is a diamond that has no monetary value, but it is the most precious trait of humans. Poverty, is important, because it keeps your head grounded on the reality of this temporary material world, and body of 100 years if your un?lucky?

How can a person claim to to be so powerful and rich if it's all going to be taken off him at the time of death? It's a fantasy and illusion, and for anyone who wants to experience the eternal youthfulness of the spiritual world, being possessive, greedy and miserly over the stool on offer on this planet, is next to insanity, when it all ends, and your faith is tested, and what you think about at the time of death denotes your next body... Yam Yam Vapi smaram bhavam

Bhagavad GIta (as it is) CH8 text6

God knows what he's talking about

Govinda!

Answer 2

Because it ruins the lives of so many people. And because it is unnecessary.

Answer 3

to make the world more aware of how bad poverty is and how it has to helped