Street children

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I have never traveled the whole world, but in all parts of it there are beggars near where the luxuries are. But in the Philippines, beggars continue to be creative or simply strategic. And they happen in different places. In Manila, children go up every time the jeep stops. Hand over an envelope with a note. This Christmas, pray for the passengers. Before Christmas, just an envelope with the words "sister, just help with school". Wiping shoes or slippers for a few coins is also a way.

Now the reaching of the ampao is accompanied by a song or caroling. It is noteworthy that these practices are repeated elsewhere in Manila. Where does a child get the knowledge to do it to make money? How do they feel? Aren't they afraid that their lives may be in danger every time they get in and out of the jeep, or run on the street to knock on cars that have been knocked down? What does a child really have in mind when he or she asks of alms? How does he feel when he is given alms and is denied alms? Where does he take the little money he earned on a day-to-day begging? What do her parents do for them? Why let them? What are you doing why are they in such a situation? Alms for a little one, in my opinion, do nothing to help street children. Nor should it be a boast of the goodness of the heart.

Begging on street children also drives them to potential road accidents. It further encourages and maintains a vicious cycle of dependency. We become part of it only by giving alms. We do not self-serve the begging of the little ones, which is because we do not want to be guilty of rejecting a child who may really need it, or because they are strangers and we want to.

be a true Samaritan? Could it be that we are simply influenced by belief in the karma of life and that doing good is just as good as any other time? Or is the child approaching you and asking for help a "fairy" who is incarnate and only tests the goodness of your heart? I challenge those who believe that begging street children is helping others and acts of love, to think what it really means to them and their children. On the surface, the giver of alms feels light. This is because they think that in small things they "helped" and did not refuse. In street children, it gives them the impression that in order to survive they have to beg. It can also signal to the parents of children that it is right to beg. Helping others is not measured by the amount given, it is in the will of the person helping. We return to the question of how almsgiving and begging help both? How does begging and begging change the lives and perspectives of street children?

It is depressing to see such children neglected by their parents, I hope this problem will be solved in the country.

Thank for reading my article.

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I feel so sad for them. 😔😔😔we should help them. It's our duty.

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3 years ago

they should be taken care of in the orphanage and given a good future, it is very pitiful to see that there is no parent to take care of.

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3 years ago

Yes, you are absolutely right my dear friend 😑

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3 years ago

That is the saddest truth face of every country, there a lot of beggars everywhere with different story inside, I was sad when I get to see some of them especially when I travel in many places that I saw a lot of them. With rain and heatof the sun they need to go everywhere to find some food they need to ask for money for food some of them must choice to do bad things to overcome hunger and that was so sad. That our government cannot make a way to stop this.

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3 years ago

I don't know why the beggars' cases of street children should not end, maybe the government should give the streets accommodation.

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3 years ago

It will stop if there are no irresponsible parent to let their child on the streets, if the government do their duty to prevent of this cases and give those street children a proper care, a house to stay a food to feed, proper clothing, and financial stability, but I don't think they will do all of that because if they did i think I will never see street people everywhere.

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3 years ago

It is indeed very depressing thinking that there are children roaming the streets all alone by themselves. Frightening is it? I think this problem also needs to be given attention by the government or the authority. Who knows, if those kids are in dangerous or might get in trouble or starve to death. Also, we people should claim the responsibility of being a human to care for the future because these children are the solution in the future. They should be guided to be avoided for them to choose and do something regretful in the near future. They need our help today and we need their help tommorow. So whenever you see street children, I advise you to tell the authority and also if you have some food please spare them some. They are also human just like us, they need love and care.

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3 years ago

The increase in the country's population is also a reason why others are just neglecting their children because they can no longer afford to live, so the government must take steps to end these problems in the community.

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Also the old ones too 😭 Theres an old lady in Boni, he stays beside McDonalds Boni, she an old woman and everytime I see her I remember my parents. Why thier child abandoned her! Where's their heart? Everytime I had a sallary I always buy her food, when I buy a buy 1 take 1 burger I gave him the other one. Also on the Badjaos. Almost everyday I saw them in jeep and bus when I go to work.

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User's avatar Yen
3 years ago

you are good samaritan to the peoples who need help.

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3 years ago

If I had a lot of money I help them with no hesitations.

But there are other people who pretend to be a beggar with disability just to make people pity for them. Theres a beggar in Ortigas MRT who pretend to be lame but actually he is not, hes just pretending.

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User's avatar Yen
3 years ago

Those actions are nortured by their parents or guardians. They do it because that's how their parents/guardians thought them to earn. Sadly some street children practice it to just buy solvent afterwards. 😒

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3 years ago

You are right there and others are lost on the path there are girls who get pregnant early because of the clutter on the streets many lives are ruined.

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3 years ago

Correct. That's why sometimes i don't feel like giving them some tokens could really be of helped.

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3 years ago

This happens in all parts of the world, who are the culprits? They will be the parents who inadvertently brought children to the world. Or will it be the governments that spend the people's money on stupidities to be better before the world, or win elections again, instead of spending them on education so that adolescents or ignorant people bring children to the world to suffer, ultimately they should not pick up these kids and give them a better life. Why not look for parents and put them to work so that they feed and educate their children.

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