Have you ever asked yourself? "is there a spirit of poverty? If you go to Japan the answer is: "yes." If you drive to the Bimbo Gami shrine in the mountains about a four hour drive from Tokyo, you will come face to face with the "god of poverty." The god of poverty is a wooden statue believed to be that of a a thin, filthy man who represents the "state of poverty."
So, you are here along with about 500 other people and you want to chase poverty out of your life. You walk up to the statue and beat it several times with a bat, then you kick it as hard as you can and throw beans at it to drive away negative spirits and bad luck.
On man in his 70's said: "I feel like I've been able to get rid of the rancor of the past 50, 60 years."
The elderly couple who created the statue were themselves involved in several failed businesses until they built this shrine. Now the "god of poverty" has proven lucky for the couple. They now have a stable income and live off their good luck by selling charms to visitors.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-28-2009 @ 12:12PM
DP said...
Poor people generally have poor ways. They live beyond their means, make impulsive purchases, take too much risk, and don't invest in education. The cycle of poverty spans generations and has been a problem since the beginning of civilization. In nature failing means death but in civilization it means welfare or prison but the poor generally have more kids that also have poor ways. Nature appears to have a more effective if not harsher solution.
3-13-2009 @ 5:43AM
who said...
who is this douche dp? first thought douche. I couldn't get it out of my head. "more kids" that also have 'poor ways'
"take too much risk". where is the education in that phrase. welfare or prison? do such ignorant people actually exist.
children...ah I see.
4-22-2009 @ 7:22PM
WSadkovich said...
Typical classist douche bag -- seems to be under the impression that rich people are somehow 'better' than poor people, as if Paris Hilton or any other rich brat born into any other rich family has somehow 'earned' his or her wealth. Lemme guess, DP, Mommy and Daddy paid for your education? They buy you a car when you turned 16? Help you out when you need a few dollars? And you attribute your socioeconomic status to hard work and responsibility?! Hah! I only have two words for you, DP: Jesus Christ. Was he poor because he lived beyond his means and made impulsive decisions?