shud i pity them or not??

this morning i read theStar newspaper.. the news that surprises me is the fact that there are still families in Penang who live in poverty. they are still banking on voluntary associations to provide them food. i was juz wondering why they cant even afford the most basic necessity in life! maybe they weren't as lucky as we are. OR maybe they are juz not helping themselves. They have kids whose futures are very much in their hands. According to the newspaper, they are retrenched workers due to economic downturn. In my opinion, there are always jobs available as long as ur not being lazy or picky. Why still wanna choose when u dun have much choices..?? sth is better than nth rite...if ur not goin 2 help urself, no one else can~