If you do not change, You can become EXTINCT

Scene 1:
On the banks of the river Godavari
Rajahmundry*

"How long will take, Annayya*?" I asked getting out of the car.
He was busy taking all the things needed for our pooja* and said,
" May be one hour or so. Not more than that."
We were going for the pooja when suddenly someone pulled my shirt. When I looked back, I could see a small boy, can be 15 or 16 years old, begging for money. We asked him to go away but he hadn't even paid attention to us. He seemed to be hyper active. He came along with us to the river asking again and again. We stopped paying attention for him and gone with our rituals. It took nearly an hour to complete the pooja.
We came out and he was there again. But this time, my brother asked him to come with us. We reached our car. My brother took a cloth from the car and gave it to him and said,
" Clean my car and I will give you money."
The boy looked surprised. He asked, "Are you serious, sir?"
"Why should I joke, you little chap. Clean my car and demand money for it. Don't beg money. Understood?"
The boy immediately took the cloth into his hands and cleaned the car neatly. After cleaning, he asked money boldly...and my brother gave him....

After two months....

Scene 2:
On the banks of the river Godavari
Rajahmundry

I was going through the same place with my friend, when a young boy caught my attention. I stopped and looked keenly. He was cleaning every car parked there and asking money for it. I could see a dedication in his work. And I could remember.... He is the same boy which we met two months ago...

Life is interesting, isn't it???
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I published it in my blog months ago and one of the readers has argued that my brother had encouraged child labour.
But my opinion is
As we are living in a materialistic world, we should not depend on anybody. My brother would have given him a few bucks with out even making the child to work and how long will that fellow will live on those few bucks???
And what about the millions of such children in the world???
So, it is the realisation within self that is required. That child should ask himself...why should I beg others when I can earn money on my own???

That's all for today....

Satya
Life is creative...


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* Rajahmundry is a city near to my village. If you can remember, my village is Balabhadrapuram and now I'm studying in Visakhapatnam
*Annayya in English means Brother. My mother tongue is Telugu
*Pooja in English means Ritual...
I would have used these terms in English but it felt that it lacks reality then...

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