Help yourself first, not just depend on others

I FOUND it rather amusing to note that the writer of “Help them break out of poverty cycle” (The Star, Dec 10) has asserted that the state has to take on the responsibility for curbing poverty.

Reading about the able-bodied M. Herry Dass screaming and wailing to his father to bail him out once again, and bursting with so much energy, it’s obvious that he is most capable of working. Alas, he chose crime instead.