I tried to explain that being poor means there is no car to sell, no certainty in any income. And most of all, there is nowhere to go when things get too hard or you get too tired. There is no one to call, no saving grace. Just the fear of losing your children or your home, the fear of freezing or starving. Dignity is far from important, and in the throes of poverty, the need to survive outweighs all else except the need to forget your misery.
