Give until it hurts

Someone knocked at our house door in the dusk. As I opened the door a faint voice prevailed around me. The voice was certainly communicated to me that the boy was in need of some help. I thought he was sales man for he had several small goodies to sell which of course are not of any use to me. The boy narrated his ambition to a footballer in the Luton club, but money seems to be an hindrance in achieving this goal. He had a small proof of identity. My immediate reaction to his plea was sympathetic which fetched him some quids. After this I was trying to ponder on this usual incident. It is hard to recognise whether a person really in need of help which might buy him some food or warm clothes in this frozen weather; or a young lad looking for money to buy his daily dope of drug. I am sure we all have such experiences in our lives. Most often we tend to rebuke the beggars which is natural. Being a beggar in London can be very hard especially in this cold weather. 

London has no beggars is the usual understanding of the world but it is quite the opposite. There are several types of beggars like someone entertains a group of travellers and gather money, some would play music and sing at the subway and gather money etc. I am not too concerned with talented beggars who bewitch the audience and get money, but what about the beggars who don't have these gifts to perform and get money? It is really a hard area to venture. Do we really see the beggars as someone less fortunate than us and try to help or just put some allegations of drugs, stealing and rebuke point blank? 

I think we need to more prudent when we are dealing with beggars. Ambrose says, 'It is the hungry man's bread that you withhold, the naked man's cloak you store away, the money that you bury in the earth is the price of the poor man's ransom and freedom.' I used to think the rich became rich because of their sheer hard work and therefore why should they be blamed for not  helping the poor. I think God created us equal and gave us enough to maintain the world. Gandhi said, 'we have enough for the need not to our greed'. When we amass wealth we are disturbing the natural harmony of the universe. 

We often hear about the monotonous statements like, equality, we are equal, no discrimination etc which resonate in this unequal, discriminatory world. It is hard to give up our own which we have earned by our hard work. Mother Teresa said, 'Give until it hurts'. It is true it hurts when we give something away but imagine how happy the person who received will be. There is not bound for his joy and happiness. Therefore it is eachone's duty to help each other to make this world a better place without disturbing the natural order of equality and indiscrimination.