A beggar without life/a street lamp in the wind
When I was very young, a refugee came to my door, dressed in rags, sallow and emaciated. It was said that my hometown was flooded and my crops were flooded, so I had to come out to beg.
At this time, my mother took out the best food at home-hot steamed bread and delicious rice, and entertained those who were in trouble. Mother said, this man, who hasn't had a problem! When you see others in trouble, lend a helping hand.
I always remember what my mother said. When I see others in trouble, I will try my best to help them.
Later, I went to study in a city and saw all kinds of beggars on the busy street. They were in rags and begged passers-by for alms. The elderly are over 80 years old. Young children just stand on the side of the road and ask pedestrians for money and things. Some people are in their prime, claiming that they are terminally ill and writing bloody letters for help ... They walk, sit, climb and kneel in the street ... Their ranks are huge and the scene is terrible. Time and time again, we took some of our living expenses out of our pockets and gave them. ...
Slowly, we found those beggars living on street corners day after day, offering their begging hands to pedestrians day after day.
This is not what my mother said in those days. We feel cheated. They just perform there to gain sympathy and pity from others. This is their means of survival.
Do you reach out to such a beggar? We had a heated discussion in class. Some students are still very compassionate and humane, and will give help to beggars who are sick, old and young. More people, from pity to anger, think that their good deeds have been used and trampled!
A girl said in a teasing tone, "That beggar actually bought baked sweet potatoes with the money we gave him. Two yuan a catty! I hate buying at ordinary times! ..... "Someone immediately refuted her:" Beggars are human beings and citizens of China. Is there a law that beggars can't eat roasted sweet potatoes? " Burst into laughter.
The counselor didn't laugh. He said calmly: "naturally, the law cannot stipulate that beggars can't eat baked sweet potatoes. Some things can't be bound by law, such as dignity, such as conscience. People living in the world must have a bite to eat before they can survive. How to get it? Begging for food can also keep the heat. But men have gold under their knees. I hope that all of you here will not be beggars all your life. "