my heart fell when can see old STRIVING HARD to make a living
By missjahn
@missjahn (4574)
Philippines
August 17, 2012 9:31pm CST
have you ever seen an old beggars along the street asking pennies maybe to sustain their daily needs as for foods and any other necessities to survive a living in this planet? i cannot stop myself to pity them and give any coins from my pocket or wallet. i will utter a word in my mind with a teary - eyed, that what kind of persons are they during their younger years and are they having children or relatives at the moment. if so, why here in the midst of the sun, asking alms? at their age, they should be resting and enjoying the rest of their lives.
you know what, lemme share this experience with my sister. that time, we went to the mall, and we saw an old man selling brooms made of coconut leaves (there is a thin stick if leaves being removed). me and my sister are heartbroken that time seeing the staggering old man standing in the front of the mall offering his products. we hurriedly get inside the establishments and bought bottle of water and two sio-pao (bread with meat stuff) to give to him. as we going out to give him the foods, he was out of nowhere, we find here anywhere and gladly we caught him at the carenderia(restaurant) ordering one rice and soup without too much stuff on it for his lunch. i almost cried with what i saw. so we gave him what we bought inside and handed him a hundred pesos. we saw a big smile in her face and he was so happy and grateful about it.
it is one of my greatest dreams to help those who are in needs but i am in a shortage in terms of financial as of now. i hope someday i can have my own charity house to help other people, if being given a chance to do that.
what about you, did you saw or passed your presence to that kind of person? :)
5 responses
@aravindearnsonline (31)
• India
18 Aug 12
Yeah, whenever i see those old people i give some money, even though it is not a big amount. One day, once i start earning well, i want to start an old age home, orphanage, like that with a group of like minded people. Hope it will come true one day.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
18 Aug 12
we have the same dream in life. when my blessing would be great, i will not promise but i want to do such a thing, helping the less fortunate persons to survive for a living. i cannot imagine as i sometimes pampered myself satisfying my little caprices while seeing people with no foods to eat. sometimes i am confused why lots of people suffered poverty. seems not balance. well, i am not in the position to tell why such thing happened like that.
anyway, thanks for joining here :)
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
18 Aug 12
aravind
welcome to mylot. we have our elders telling "We should help others, giving food as donation is good". We also have our elders telling "we cannot take even a broken pin with us when we die".
On the one hand we have heard of instances wherein people who amassed wealth donated and in the end they were in a mess.
so balance approach is what is to be adopted. good day.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
19 Aug 12
certainly correct sir, i guess, certain aid being given by the government but as it flows to its branches, the distribution of the particular aid is not balanced anymore. and i am not sure how much of it was given and who are the recipients of it. well, too long if we will tell a story of true happenings in the society.
but what i am hoping about is that when we are lending a help, it would be more better if being given to the people who really are less fortunate in life.
thanks all for joining the discussion :)
@hsofyan (3446)
• Jakarta, Indonesia
18 Aug 12
Home charity? Great. Your noble. I think the government should seriously consider a more fundamental solution.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
19 Aug 12
ah huh 
- that is one of my dream in life to help the needy in due time if succeed in my chosen carrier and if God allows me to do such action like that. you are right, that the government should watch a thing like that in tending the needs of the less fortunate people, more the aged person who should have to relax and enjoy the left moments in their lives. we say that because each one of us will be heading to that kind of stage. they should be paid attention and being aided with something that might help them to earn a living even how small the price should be.
thanks for sharing your thoughts in here. GBU :)
- that is one of my dream in life to help the needy in due time if succeed in my chosen carrier and if God allows me to do such action like that. you are right, that the government should watch a thing like that in tending the needs of the less fortunate people, more the aged person who should have to relax and enjoy the left moments in their lives. we say that because each one of us will be heading to that kind of stage. they should be paid attention and being aided with something that might help them to earn a living even how small the price should be.
thanks for sharing your thoughts in here. GBU :)
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
18 Aug 12
When I see one, I wonder, what do this old person doing in his/her youth that ended him/her up in the street during his/her golder years. I think, one would think like that also because if we don't more and more people will simply give-up life and become a beggar. Do we wonder sometimes why there are lots of beggars on the street? or why people ended up begging. Maybe, because its our fault too. Instead of giving a person a living, we just give them a small amount of money. Money or food that will only last for a day or two. If we give them something more then maybe we would end up their miseries and remove one beggar from our society.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
19 Aug 12
we have the same question in mind that what kind of life they had during their younger years that they ended up a situation like this. i guess, lots of stories to be told. but no use of crying over a spilled glass of milk if they'd done mistakes in their past. it won't change the recent fact of their pitiful life situation at the moment.
it is not wrong to help but it confuses me, we should help them earning a living and not just giving them pennies. but what else we can do, when we knew our self-limits. i hope the government would do something about it, i mean they will make a resolution that will help these kind of people. (sigh 
) - only if i am rich, i can lend a help but to say, i only have enough for myself and sometimes being scarce with financial to compensate my needs.
well, thanks for the point of views being shared in here. :)
) - only if i am rich, i can lend a help but to say, i only have enough for myself and sometimes being scarce with financial to compensate my needs.
well, thanks for the point of views being shared in here. :) @ravisivan (14079)
• India
18 Aug 12
missjahn:
this is the good side in an individual namely to help others. after helping for a few occasions suddenly the bad side in an individual will peep up and tell "these people are cheating me; i may run out of money". this will make one not to give others, This feeling comes and goes.
In the end of our life none of us can take not even a broken pin with us.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
19 Aug 12
sometimes, we are being doubtful if the situation of that person is really genuine. for there are cheaters out there who played themselves being beggar to earn affections and mercy so that they can receive pennies as much as usual. i do not know how to change and uplift them from miseries to the kind of life they have now. all i knew is that i pity for them. and this feeling will not help them either. but i guess if all of the concern citizens will go hand in hand by giving attention and act properly to the situation, this kind of problem will be solved.
thanks sir for giving your opinion and sharing it with us all. :)
@joankath29 (60)
• Philippines
18 Aug 12
I too have a heart for people like that. I once passed an old woman selling cooked peanuts along the busy side walk here in our country, maybe she was at the age of 70 i guess. I was with my boyfriend at that time, we decided to eat at a fast food chain. I ordered two burgers for me and two bottled water. At the back of my mind was that old woman selling peanuts. It was around 6pm and I was really wondering if she ever had snacks or dinner. When we finished eating, I told my boyfriend that we will be going back to that old woman so I could give her food. When I gave her that, A huge smile flashed on her face and thanked me. She even tried to gave me the remaining peanuts left in her basket. I told her that since she's selling it, I would be buying it from her. I bought the rest of the peanuts. I just felt a relief after wards knowing that I have helped someone. For me, it doesn't require a lot of money to help people, you just have to make a difference, little by little each day of your life.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
19 Aug 12
oh yes, right at that and such a wonderful deeds you'd acted like that in your own way. i agree with you, it is the thought that counts too. in our little way, we are uplifting a spirit and sharing a smile in their face, more if what we did was genuine and that really came in our desire to help. and giving the person such happiness is truly a bless more than the amount we tend to hand over someone. that is priceless, i presumed.
thanks for sharing such a wonderful experience. may God bless you with that. :0) thanks once more.
