Our society associates white people as having luxurious things i.e. expensive cars, mansions, traveling the world, eating good food basically living the life. It is a foreign concept to black people that a white person can struggle financially. There's always the misconception that all white people are rich. This is putting people on a pedestal and expecting them to act in a certain way. This also applies to black people who have a certain materialistic status; they are expected to be snobbish. There's a stereotype that wealthy people are snobs.
People cannot accept seeing a wealthy person whether black or white being humble. I often hear people saying if they had certain materialistic things, they would behave differently. People have a wrong perception that when you gain material things, you should become a snob.
People should learn to remain humble as they become successful. This helps when you fall, you will have people to help you up. It is easier to ask for help when you are humble and people will be willing to assist you. People will not judge you for your misfortune. It is important to have ubuntu. It is cold up there especially if you are on your own, the higher the altitude the colder it gets. Money or material things should not change you.
Material things don't matter, it is important to have ubuntu. As the saying goes "umntu ngumntu ngabantu".
A person is a person because of others. I agree, one can't function on their own without the help of others.
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