Blessings And Curses

When I was a little kid,
my mother taught me
how to pray,
and I did,
so I decided
to bless
my family
and everybody else
in the world,
and the funny thing is
that the blessings
did happen,
because the family
suffered terribly
and had an awful time
in life,
I just didn't know
that was what a blessing is,
because it is taught
that being blessed by God
is something like getting rich
and happy,
but today
because of an understanding
of Jesus' Sermon On The Mount,
I understand
that the real blessing
is painful suffering
and that it is a curse
to be rich.