Hungry for success - The rich & the poor

I was reading the papers today and came across the article that mentioned about 'that scholarships should be given to candidates who come from poor background because such students are more 'hungry for success'.'

The papers mentioned about the students that are given scholarship are all from a middle-class background. That keep me thinking what happen to those poor background students that need it the most. I consider here that sometimes the poor students have to stop or drop out from school as they do not have the choice not because they do not want to be successful in life. Who won't want that?

Sometimes students who came from well to do family do get what they want easily. However; what their parents wanted them to be when they grow up was not what they wanted in life. That could be the situation to some students and if they will to pursue their dream on their own, then the scholarship will help them greatly.

Often students who come from a poor background suffer more as they couldn't even pursue the path or dream that they wanted. Some dropped out at primary school and have to work to support the family or siblings. And its not by choice that they are eventually only to be given the chance to study at the later stage of their life on their own accord. Then where is the helping hand mentioned in the papers or the scholarship that will suppose to help the the one that most needed it?

One of the scholars actually said this when asked about giving scholarship to the poor background students who are 'hungry for success', :'I've seen a lot of people who are rich and are hungry for success.'

Nothing wrong with his statement but he failed to realise the poor background students do badly wanted to pursue their dreams as well but their situation do not allow them the choice to do that. So are we missing out the most critical issue here?

At the end of the column, President S R Nathan quoted '...Remain humble and be open to views and ideas that are different from yours.. Never be out of touch with the ground, however far you may rise in your career.'

I think as human we do forget where we come from.