Today I saw movie “Traffic Signal” by Madhur Bhandarkar. Movie showed how people earn their living on traffic signals. Although this movie is a fiction but, it makes me think.. what if all this was real and at every traffic signal people earn their living, the way it is shown in this movie.
Are this beggars doing something wrong? They earn their living by pleading and gaining sympathy people on signals, stations, temple etc. What this people will do if they don’t beg? Most of the beggars are illiterate, with no skills other then begging. Will they be able to survive without begging?
Another question that come to my mind is should we give money to beggars? We find small kids saying “Bhook lagi hai, khane ke liye paise dedo”, but when you offer them food they hardly accept. Also now few beggars have raised their standard, they don’t accept “chootta” :).
Is there is more then what we see at railways stations, traffic signals, temples??? So next time when you give any money to old sick man, a lady with kid, a handicap man etc. think twice.
nice 🙂
U seem bit confused here… In first para it appears that u r supporting beggin and 2nd u talk otherway…
Begging cannot be justified at any time, it makes the person loose his pride and self confidence.