poverty: a blessing in disguise?

The pastors son at my home church, and also a friend of mine, has told me before that one thing he someday wants to do is live as a homeless person. Thinking about this, I asked him why and he answered with: homeless people are some of the most humble people, some of the most thankful people, some of the kindest and most loving people, not to mention they have some cool stories to share. And you know, he's right. Now certainly I am not saying that poverty is a good thing; it is a characteristic of our fallen world. However, is it a blessing in disguise? One living in poverty may very well learn things, life lessons, that take most people a life time to learn. They may very well be some of the most humble and loving people on this planet. I'm not really sure where it is I'm going with this thought, but it is something that is on my mind from time to time.