CHANGE PLEASE!!

There is a beggar who sits in the lane i take daily mornings.... Not always but at times I happen to give him alms, which is not more than 2rs.While travelling in mumbai trains I had a habit of giving money to every next beggar coming into the train thinking 1 CCD trip costs me mininum 100Rs, which can be a drop in the bucket of atleast 50 beggars. But my generosity was replaced with the movie "Traffic signal" which talks about Beggar's rackets...... How they are made forcefully handicapped for begging? The movie takes ur heart away.... But I wonder, should I be giving alms to these beggars as eventually it will be filling someone else pocket and they are already employed in there BEGGAR's ASSOCIATION. What makes more sense over here is to give them some eatables which will definitely satisty their tummy and not someone else.

(Herein, I would like to appreciate the creative ad's which made me give chocolates to poor kidz.... Cadbury ad, Is diwali aap kisse khush karenge?)

Getting back to the beggar I was talking about, Today I saw a lower middle class guy coming towards the beggar... He had looks like the typical mistry who must be coming to your place for some carpentry work. He removed a 10Rupee note from his pocket..... We were zapped and glad at the same time, Me and the beggar. I felt very shameful. The so-called money minting ITian giving 1-2 Rs and this BIG hearted worker giving 10Rs.

It just took a minute for my guilt to last.... What a scene it was, The bending of the worker and the beggar's raising hand...Taking the 10Rupee note and picking back 9Rs. change....

Shayad Change is so much in need that we dont mind taking it from anyone..... The utmost advantage of "change nahi hai" is taken by Pune-auto wallas.... Whatever reading the meter shows 23-24, they will end up asking for 25 or even if they says 23 they will say change nahi hai.... :) So people who are money-minded, sorry who value money should keep the change ready.