An Eye Opener
He came running towards me, with open hands
and tattered clothes
Please give me a rupee he said, a young lad of medium built
I haven't eaten for days he said, please have
pity on me he implored
Give me just a rupee he repeated, I haven't any change with me I retorted
I looked at him from head to toe, he looked
quite hale & healthy and so
I offered him a job to entail, him atleast two square meals a day
Quite happy at my decision, I asked him
to follow me
But I was horrified, to see him look at me with derision
He ran away from me, beseeching another with
a similar plea
"I cannot work", I could hear him say, "Carry
some change with you everyday...."
This incident made me wonder, if we are to
blame for this breed of idlers
Who have just made begging their profession,
cheating people and feigning misery - their mission.
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