Life on the street as a kid

I saw his tiny lil face looking back at me. He was so timid. Then I started wondering. What a desperate look. His eyes were round and big. His shirt was covered with stains and his skin was discoloured. Nothing much different from other kids living on the street that night.

But he was just standing next to me. Putting his fingers into his mouth showing that he had not been eating for quite sometime. I was touched and upset. Then I stopped the bakery sales assistant and signalled to her that I'd like to have a piece of cake on top of the bread that I'd ordered. I reached out the bag of cake and handed it over to the kid. It was gone in less than 30sec. Obviously he was hungry.

Many of a time we don't realize that there are people struggling just to have a piece of meal everyday. Some even had to go bed empty stomach. While others were taking granted of the food that were put on their table everyday and started choosing what to eat. This lil boy started to struggle at such a tender young age. How long more sufferings he would need to endure. Does he choose to be born into this world? Is it the fault of his parents who never even thought of the life that these kids were going through or perhaps they themselves had undergone it and it's a vicious cycle?

To have kids is everyone's right. People used to tell me that it's not their right to choose to have babies but HIM. Even the poorest has plenty of kids who go starve every night under the clear starry sky. They just never thought they were responsible for it coz it was HIS will for them to have many kids. Is that correct or just an excuse. So is it HIS will to coz so many sufferings in this world?

Sometimes I really wonder why was it so unfair for others who were born under such circumstances. We see kids who were born by the riches and spoilt. But these poor kids do not choose their parents. I am sure what these kids endure is something so unimaginable for many.

The sky was pouring. I was walking along the street trying to get a shelter and suddenly a girl stuck out her hands asking for money, I wasn't able to react at that time under the pouring rain. I was wet and so she was. Then I arrived to a corner only to see a small lil girl sleeping on a chair curling because of the cool weather. The mother was there carrying her baby girl while waiting for her elder daughter to bring her the 'begged' money. Shame. So shame on her. Very shame on her. What a parent is she. Manipulating the young ones to bring them money. Aren't parents supposed to be the protective ones?

Thus, before throwing away your food on the plate this evening, think of this kids. Maybe you want to have just enough on your plate rather than being greedy sometimes. Until then, keep thinking.