The question I asked myself was “Am I crazy?” I know my action was assumed by others as crazy, nonsense, child-like, useless– but I wanted to help the old guy with something he wanted– some change–The other question I asked myself was “Why didn’t I give him the big change?” I thought that giving people who beg on the street much money will make them believe that it’s a good business while it’s not. It’s not that I never see people beg on the street or come and ask me for money– but this man is old– but still I feel so bad I can’t help. I just feel hopeless that there are just too many beggars in Cambodia. Does their unemployment come from laziness, some kind of nepotism they have to pay a price for, land grabbing, corruption, gambling?? There’s so much to be seen.
The only thing I realize now is that I cannot help everyone, which makes me feel bad. I wish I could have more than I want— I wish that I will never resort to bad means just to be rich and comfortable. No matter what I do, no matter I have been, I feel like I miss out something– which later I find out that I miss helping people who are in need of help. There was a prominent middle-aged man in Cambodia who told me today that when he slept on snow in France, he swore that if anyone could give him just a piece of bread, he would always be grateful to the person– that melts my heart– he came back to Cambodia and helped the poor. I want to help the poor not because I want gratitude from them– but I wish to help them as they have nobody to turn to. And I wish to help them because it’s the message from God that human beings help each other.
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I see beggars on the streets where I live too, all of them from foreign countries, probably the middle-east.
But, I can’t imagine what it much be like in Cambodia.
I think at least in my town, giving money is not the right way to help, but respecting them, accepting them (not for what they do, but who they are), is. So, I always give them my full attention when they speak to me and I hope they maybe feel more “equal”. Sadly I think most of us in Norway look down upon beggars.
I don’t have the right to write this or that is what they need to do, I’m not in their situation. But, I can’t imagine that begging in the streets of Norway is their only way of survival. I believe Norway has more to offer them.
But, in Cambodia the over-all reason why people end up on the streets begging I would think is because they have no other visible option, no help.
I understand your frustration, you don’t want to encourage begging by giving money, but by doing nothing; you’re not helping one bit.
The thing is though, Kounila; you are helping! You are writing about your frustration, about how you search for the right way to help.
And, you have the power of the mind and pen (or keyboard). Just write/speak out, tell the people more fortunate, help them understand, inspire others to help make your society better. It’s a slow process, but I believe the outcome would be solid and stable.
You’re a good person Kounila, and Cambodia needs youth like you!
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