hi
i didnt know where to put this topic, so i put it here.
umm, when i went to pakistan i noticed, as anyone would, a lot of women and old men and children asking for money to the driver-bys. i also noticed some people i knew saying 'maaf kijiyen' or something like that, and look away. i remember wondering why didnt they give them any money? i asked, and was told that this is quite common tactic, and that some of these people have more money than people who live in regular homes. to say the least, i was astonished! not at the fact that some of these people might be better off than they claim but that others dont give even one rupee thinking that 'oh they must have enough already'. i was also told that there are just too many people and you cant give to everyone so its best not to give to any. i really dont understand this attitude. please tell me what you think of this. i do realize that some might say that well it gives these people more reason to remain on the streets, but come on, pakistan is not a well-off country, with any sort of welfare system.
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Learn to love yourself, then learn to love one-another
i didnt know where to put this topic, so i put it here.
umm, when i went to pakistan i noticed, as anyone would, a lot of women and old men and children asking for money to the driver-bys. i also noticed some people i knew saying 'maaf kijiyen' or something like that, and look away. i remember wondering why didnt they give them any money? i asked, and was told that this is quite common tactic, and that some of these people have more money than people who live in regular homes. to say the least, i was astonished! not at the fact that some of these people might be better off than they claim but that others dont give even one rupee thinking that 'oh they must have enough already'. i was also told that there are just too many people and you cant give to everyone so its best not to give to any. i really dont understand this attitude. please tell me what you think of this. i do realize that some might say that well it gives these people more reason to remain on the streets, but come on, pakistan is not a well-off country, with any sort of welfare system.
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Learn to love yourself, then learn to love one-another
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