Poverty of Affection

Boy Selfishness vs. Love - Boy selfishness vs. loveTreasures grow up in this gray environment of living to survive, where the rule is "fight or die", where parents abuse their own children in every sense, and where there is almost no regard for one's neighbor, makes for hard anddeeply wounded people. 

Distrust is a necessary tool for survival.  Love and any sense of self- value or value of others is almost absent.

The outcome of this poverty:

  • People who have a hard time expressing their feelings
  • A deep need for love and affection
  • Use of affection as a tool to manipulate and control others
  • People who build barriers in their relationships and can´t understand God´s love for them

Read about Luis´ Journey to Love 

Watch the following video to better understand this poverty: