Have you ever been question mark with this question. I have been always when I travel in my city and see small children's , women , handicap people, even women with infants in their arms beg on the streets, signals, outside a temple and many other places around the city. At first instant I feel bad always seeing them but later when I think there are always questions arising in my mind "are these people really needy or not needy ". I mostly doubt seeing most of them as their behavior doesn't seem appropriate. Some children are really irritating when they approach people for begging, most of you must have notice this. If you say no to them they start misbehaving many times. Even I have seen if you offer them to eat something they seem unhappy many times and ask for money only. Also if someone gives them packet food like biscuits , snacks or anything which is sealed pack, they try to resale it. The women with infants in their arms try to make that infant cry purposely while begging by pinching them. The naked truth is that most of these infants doesn't really belong to them , they are borrowed from their real mother or mostly orphan. You all must be thinking whatever I am saying must be true but still we should help them by seeing their condition. So have you ever thought the other way, even after your help is their condition improving or the population of these people decreasing. Poverty is still growing as per my vision. That is why my concern behind all this is, we need to know the real facts behind these people , are these people fake? are we really helping the right people? I feel these people are fake just working under some organization whose primary aim is to get money from these underprivileged people using their condition tactfully. I am not pointing out that these people should be thrown away. But my aim is stop the culprit minds behind them who are misleading these people for their benefits. It's must, everybody should know the reality behind what we see in our day to day life while helping these people around your city because it's the unknown truth, that most of these people are forcefully tortured to conduct such acts.
Help but in a right way to right person so that it serve the actual cause indirectly. In spite of giving money offer them books, eatables, clothes , education or offer them a job if possible. We need to talk to them to know more about them and guide them. While doing this if you find something wrong you need to report. Giving money to the needy is not right but giving money for right purpose to the needy is right. Help but do not influence to continue to beg or else do not help only.
Help to help the right to make you feel right always.
According to me different ways of helping these people as follows:
- Talk to them , know their needs and conditions properly
- Offer them home food
- Offer old clothes
- Offer them a job
- Educate them and make them aware of what is right and wrong
Share your views and ways through which we can help these people
Lastly I would like to say be happy and spread happiness
Luv You All n Stay Happy,
- Bhairav Jain