"I hated poverty. Poverty is more of a choice than anything else, and i can change that (poverty). It depends upon how hard I want to work, and I decided that I would change it."

Dr. Ben Carson

      I believe that this quote means that one is able to change anything they want if they are willing to try. If you set a goal for yourself you are most likely to achieve it. When you work hard to get something or change something you will earn it. I say this because by working hard to do something karma will pay you back in a positive way, with what it is that you want. In this case its how Dr. Ben hated poverty. He hated it so much he wanted to change it. So he did. How? Dr. Ben worked hard, never gave up, challenged himself to reach his goal and he did. Dr. Ben changed his ways. From living of welfare, to earning thousands of dollars by working hard. Dr. Ben never gave up on his goal and ended up succeeding in the end. If one works hard enough to reach there goal and never gives up they will accomplish it. There's always going to be obstacles but one should always be challenge ready to make change happen. Things will stay the same if you dont try and change them, but if you try and change them, they wont stay the same.