Posted by: ujl March 31, 2014
Yes! Call me insensitive...
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Ambrosia, you brought a wonderful topic here! Last time when I was in Nepal, a small kid came inside the bus where I was sitting and started asking for money. Out of compassion, I gave him 5 rupees. He went out and after couple of minutes, another kid came inside the bus and directly came to me ignoring other people on board. I again gave him 1 rupees. He went out and after 2 minutes another kid straightly came to me again ignoring other people on board and started asking for money. At this point, I wondered why are these kids ignoring other people and coming straight to me? I realized they were working in an organized manner. Have you seen a movie called "Traffic signal?" You should watch it. These days begging is done in a very subtle organized way in Nepal and India. It is sad but this is the result of intense poverty of our country. Government takes no responsibility to teach its citizens and make them empowered. Instead begging has become organized system where beggars work for third parties.
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