Zero, I think that you yourself is the best example that personal development is for poor as well as anyone else. Personal development is an internal process of growth, of becoming better. It isn't books, seminars or online articles. Those are the means to help with the internal process. And yes, they can be hard to relate to in the situation that you've described.
Are you familiar with Maslow's pнramid? It is the model that says that human needs are organised in an hierarchy. And until the lower needs are not satisfied, it is very difficult to satisfy the higher ones. So if a person is hungry and in pain, it is very hard to satisfy the need for self-esteem. I'm saying it is hard, but it is not impossible. The history holds a lot of counter-examples. But we acknowledge the difficulty of preserving or reaching one's higher levels of consciousness despite hardships on a basic level by calling those who managed - heroes, (or saints, or martyrs if look at the religious people).
But look, Zero, you did grow. You managed it. You started being poor to the point you couldn't relate to the personal development books, to the point where you life has changed for the better. Wasn't it personal development you went through? I think it is was. And a spectacular one. I believe it was not easy. You did something to overcome the difficulties. I don't know what it was, but maybe if you think about, you did some of the things that are described in the personal development books, although not consciously.
So why do you say, that personal development is not for the poor? I think it is primarily for the poor, because without going through personal development they would stay where they are.
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Ilya.
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