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Compassion in Action: A Story of Giving |
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As I walked home from school with my classmates, the setting sun hanging low in
the sky, we grumbled about the piles of homework we had to complete. "Our math
teacher must be crazy to assign so much work. Does she want us to die from
exhaustion?" my classmates complained.
As we walked, I noticed an old beggar on the street corner. He was probably
around sixty years old, with a weathered face hidden beneath a tattered hat. A
battered bowl lay at his feet, and a few coins glinted quietly inside.
At that moment, a little boy holding his mother's hand walked past the beggar
and exclaimed, "Mommy, money! Money!" The woman replied sharply, "What money?
Haven't you seen on TV that these people are all frauds? Come on, let's go.
Ignore him."
I was about to take back the few coins I had planned to give to the beggar.
After all, some people do use begging as a way to cheat others out of their
money. However, as I looked at the old man, his eyes dull and lifeless, I
realized that he probably had no other means of support. Begging was likely his
last resort, and he must have endured the disdainful glares of the passing
crowd.
I hesitated for a moment before placing the coins gently into his bowl. The old
man looked up, surprised and grateful, and said, "Thank you! Thank you so much,
young man! You're such a kind person!"
We walked on for a while, and one of my classmates turned back to look at the
beggar. "Hey, haven't you heard that many beggars these days are just lazy and
don't want to work? We shouldn't help them," he remarked.
I replied, "It's true that some people use begging as their job, taking
advantage of others' sympathy to make money. But should we ignore those who are
unable to work and have no other way to survive except for begging?"
My classmates fell silent, and we continued on our way. Is there anything wrong
with giving to those in need? For the elderly and the physically weak, for those
who cannot work, why can't we extend a helping hand and offer some material
support? Compassion in action is never wrong. |
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