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She might just get terrified with your offer sis. It showed that they never had feelings to leave their own family and know the rules- don't follow someone you don't know or stranger. No way!(^^) You are so kind, sis. If they really know your sincere offer I bet they will follow you.(^^)

Hi jaiho: That's a really interesting story but it's sad at the same time. What would you do if they accept to enter your house? Would you adopt them? But for real, they are usually trained by elder people to beg, there's usually someone behind to ask them to beg to keep their money. That's children exploitation. ALVARO

Hi Jai! You did the right thing by asking those children to come along with you. They might have felt terrified that where you would take them and they just ran away (lol). I too feel pity on such children who are forced to beg on crossings and outside religious place. There are some rehabilitation homes here, however if they are sent there, they just run away from there.

One cannot help them out as they are brought up in such atmosphere. Its there living style and they earn much more than we can think. Its better to avoid giving them alams.

hi jai, I hate those parents who let their children be a beggar I am lucky that I did not end up like one of them I pity them they must enjoy their childhood years I don't give money to a beggar as much as possible it will be food. miss yah

Begging has developed as a respected profession by the beggars at least and they do their business at their own terms, not of the donors. And many beggars are richer than middle income persons. In real terms, everyone expecting a donation to live on is a beggar. This puts all religious and spiritual preachers into the beggar's community, and they are super-rich.

I dont feel anything about them. at least they are helping their family in much better ways than many others who get all comforts and everything and then go out on the streets and commit crimes.

Jane beti Same situation here, you can see them near temples, in railway platforms and bus stands, they are kind of professionals; let me make it clear, some women 'own' them, they send them to beg; but are watching them, they have to give the money to this owner in full first, only after that they get food and little money, how sad.. Hugs and blessings from Dada

I think you did the right thing, so did your son. You offered food, not money. I travelled a lot, plenty of children are abused for asking for money (which they have to give away). It's always been that way (already since the middle ages) and it will always be that way. Give food if they are hungry. Or give clothes. I have met plenty of adults who did ask me for money because they and their children are hungry. As I said: go "shop" in my kitchen take what you want since I do not have food, they refused because they wanted the money. If you are hungry you take the food, the shopping stuff. There are also plenty of children who are given the opportunity to go to school (in Africa for example). If you pay their uniform, schoolbag, the schoolmoney for a year etc. they do not go to school at all. They (family?) just want the money, they sell the uniform and throw the stuff you bought, needed at school away. You and your son have a good heart, may you be rewarded for that but also do not let anyone make abuse of it.

Yes, sometimes it is a pity that the parents of these children are the one teaching them to ask for alms. They are doing this as a source of their daily living.