I'm unable to decide if beggary should be abetted or curbed. I find the following justifications for abetting beggary:
1. We take genuine pity on their unbearable state,
2. We feel responsible in some way for their fate, or
3. We feel that as humans, we are supposed to help each other in some way.
If I were to feel like curbing beggary, I'd think:
1. That's just drama. He seems healthy to me.
2. Why can't they take up jobs instead of this self-imposed misery?
3. They must have money enough to ensure hygienic living conditions. How else would you explain their longevity?
And, the rest of them agnostics who feel that if he must beg, he must, that's his fate.
What also strikes me is that helping a beggar is not entirely selfless. If I didn't see a beggar, would I search for him and give him the money? Only because he's invading my line of vision, I might be coerced by any of the above reasons to donate money. On the contrary, if we were to take the strictest action against beggary on roads, what about begging that happens off it? Emotional coercion in relationships, sympathetic appeal to a friend, sophisticated imploration at work. That still equals forcing help out of others, akin to begging. Begging is not due to a state - fiscal, physical or emotional, but due to a mindset, that of low self-esteem. So, here, I'd like to define begging as 'forcing support by suction'. A society that believes in helping is symbiotic and sustainable, whereas, a society that believes in being helped is decadent and doomed. Independence is granted, whereas, dependence is taken. Well, I'm still unable to decide if beggary should be abetted or curbed. As humans we are sympathetic, as we are meant to be. We'd keep giving until the asking stops. Let me know what you think, in reply to this post.
1. We take genuine pity on their unbearable state,
2. We feel responsible in some way for their fate, or
3. We feel that as humans, we are supposed to help each other in some way.
If I were to feel like curbing beggary, I'd think:
1. That's just drama. He seems healthy to me.
2. Why can't they take up jobs instead of this self-imposed misery?
3. They must have money enough to ensure hygienic living conditions. How else would you explain their longevity?
And, the rest of them agnostics who feel that if he must beg, he must, that's his fate.
What also strikes me is that helping a beggar is not entirely selfless. If I didn't see a beggar, would I search for him and give him the money? Only because he's invading my line of vision, I might be coerced by any of the above reasons to donate money. On the contrary, if we were to take the strictest action against beggary on roads, what about begging that happens off it? Emotional coercion in relationships, sympathetic appeal to a friend, sophisticated imploration at work. That still equals forcing help out of others, akin to begging. Begging is not due to a state - fiscal, physical or emotional, but due to a mindset, that of low self-esteem. So, here, I'd like to define begging as 'forcing support by suction'. A society that believes in helping is symbiotic and sustainable, whereas, a society that believes in being helped is decadent and doomed. Independence is granted, whereas, dependence is taken. Well, I'm still unable to decide if beggary should be abetted or curbed. As humans we are sympathetic, as we are meant to be. We'd keep giving until the asking stops. Let me know what you think, in reply to this post.
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