I Have No Money, So Have No Wife

Met a young man of 30 in the Wat along the main road of Poipet Cambodia. He did not speak English but we spoke Thai to each other for 20 minutes or so. He was a big man with an imposing face, 30 years old named Seelot.

I asked him if he had a wife, he said he did not have a wife, because "I am not handsome and had no money." He said that with a  sad and melancholy expression but spoke very softly and politely (belying his rather harsh face, bushy eyebrows and large imposing body), I offered him some money for food he took it after initially refusing with a shy smile.

How can people like Seelot stay so positive when they live in situations like this, no wife, no family, no money, no education, no future.