Street children

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.