A beggar's need!

Begging in India is not something new. Whether its the metros or the sub-urban towns we have beggars everywhere. We can see them in every corner of the road, in every signal, in front of the temples and malls; literally everywhere. Its now become a concept, where one can gain money easily. This is the reason I don't pay them. But I have learnt a lot from them and this is one of the lessons.

Today when I was coming back from work, at a traffic signal, I saw a small boy who was begging to all the people in that signal. A few did not and a few did pay a rupee to him. Then he came by my bus. He stood there asking for some time and none paid. A person from the back seat gave that kid a rupee, thanking him he continued his job. Next a person in the front gave him 10 Rupees, now he was really happy. He thanked him and got on the footpath. The smile on his face said a lot. It was not just a smile but a sigh of relief and a satisfaction. Then he did not ask anyone else and he went off. At that time I could only think of his satisfying smile of seeing 10 bucks. Though we have so much money, our greed is never satisfied. Since we have a lot, we want more. Why can't we be satisfied with what we have? Why can't we be happy with little, why more always?

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