Poverty is often misunderstood. I say this: people can become weak when they're not allowed to be strong. They might be courageous, but if they are not allowed to be themselves - if they aren't given permission to express themselves, as indeed they should, their courage might be nothing but a joke in the eyes of many. Interestingly, a lot of bad stuff can happen because of fear. Also interestingly, a lot of good stuff can happen because of fear. The United Nations, for example, possibly (I say "possibly") gave the Pope a slight scare in exposing the pertaining matter of child abuse. The Pope should be scared. As an organization, the Catholic church should be held to account worldwide (leaders of the Church should be married men as the Bible teaches). Unfortunately, affixation to riches, abuse of power and love of control, are prevalent at the Vatican and in a number of nations who allow abuse of religion. The negative fear is an unhealthy type of fear: not having courage, being negligent, focus on materialism, loving riches and money, omitting virtues. But positive fear is healthy - it's about appreciation, examination, speaking appropriately, reflection, being careful as well as courageous, unassuming, but considerate. It involves virtue.