Essays

Street beggars are a common sight in big cities. Clad in rags, shivering in cold they could be seen everywhere begging in the name of God. One obvious reason for this evil is illiteracy, poverty and unemployment. Many evil practices have come into existence because of it. Kids are kidnapped and sold to be trained and used for begging. At times they are brutally crippled, made lame, blind etc. Broadly speaking beggars are of two types- able bodied and disabled. The able-bodied can work and earn their livelihood but at the earlier stages they did not get work and now they do not want to work. They find begging easier and more profitable. The disabled, some due to natural causes and others due to their mentors—have no option. Beggars are a great nuisance. It is our moral duty to help the weak, the hungry and the suffering people. But by dispensing alms as charity, we do not help them. We should help to educate and rehabilitate them.