This article investigates the psychological experience of poor people and the pastoral responsibility to guide them towards poverty transition.A qualitative analysis of the narratives of three participants is compared to the enthralling history of Florcy Mabuza who in her book, Poverty mentality: The root Medium Format Cameras of poverty, explains the dangers of a spiritual and emotional mindset that precipitates and feeds the plight of poverty.Using a literature study to interpret the narratives as well as a method of encoding, basic mindsets of poverty and factors that influence this mindset are identified.
The study culminates in conclusions L-Carnitine to encourage further research and pastoral involvement.