What is this blog about ?

This is a blog to create awarness about the society which we see daily but dont observe the grave mistakes in it.This helps us to make a difference to the society and be a part of change ...

February 28, 2008

Begging - really not that bad !!!

Begging - common verb and action we come across every day,while we are busy travelling to our destinations.Some knock the car doors, some others just buzz you on bikes at signals,some stretch their hands for help into the autos .It is also a common observance that we express all the bledy regret on our face thinking when will India develop / when will these beggers leave india / when will they become self sufficient / can't they work hard and earn .....huhhhh
Beggars are different types - males, females ,old , young,physically handicapped , leppers (some original some fake) , woman carrying a baby with an empty parched milk bottle yearning for help for a penny.But there is quite a lot of difference between these people.But our knee jerk reaction is same for all,,,most of us just neglect (with or without regret on face) and some of us pick up a coin and offer. Its not that we don't want to lose a penny , but we all think that why can't these ppl work hard to earn ,why do they resort to this sinecure job of begging. STOP !!! who said begging is an easy job.Their duty starts along with us at 8 in the morning and goes on continuously till night(hardly any break in between).They neither care of wrath of hot sun,nor any chilled weather,nor heavy rains , nor care about the heavy pollution near heavy cross roads and that too standing / scurrying here and there with a fit of mental pressure whether they can reach their daily target or not .
Here is a point we have to make a difference.Jst think...not many will love to do such a tedious job , the only good thing here is that there is no recruiter or capital involved here.There may be old people with a maligned leg or young woman with a baby left out by her husband or there may be a young enervated male begging ...how can an old man or woman with maligned body parts earn the sustinance in this world ?who will employ them ? how can a woman left out with a baby can earn living apart from physical and mental trauma she suffered after being left out by a husband? how can a young disheartened enervated young male due to some terrible incident in his life can earn a living in such conditions ? The best thing they can do is "Lezz Start Begging" (something is better than nothing) There may also be sluggish , lazy young energetic heroes resorting to begging , but we can make out by seeing them and we have to be careful not to extend our hand to such predators.

Our aim is to identify the real needy ones and help them . This is similar to the one which we donate some amount to any orphanage or transit home.

So now on please do keep some change in pocket for donating near signals(for real needy) atleast some days if not daily.Hope we are not losing much by doing this ...hardly equal to an unwanted coke which we order by mistake ,during a brunch or lunch