A disfigured man

This noon I saw a man with a disfigured face and broken fingers, I think he got into some accident (maybe fire) that made him like that. This man is a beggar; he was walking between cars hoping to gain some money from drivers that took pity on him. I didn’t notice but my bro in law stopped my sis from giving some money to that man. He said that he often sees that man smoking, he dislike the idea of a poor man smoking (me also hate it) while the money that man used to buy cigarette could be used to buy food or other things (absolutely not smoking).

Then one interesting topic occurred, can that man work instead of being a beggar?

I took a glance over him then and I think he was a middle-aged man, not too old to work; alas, this world indeed is a cruel world. In a world where the people judge a person by his look, a man like him wouldn’t get any decent job.

Would you buy a food from a disfigured man?

Do you prefer a disfigured man seller than a man with average look seller?

Would you accept a disfigured person as a worker in your office?

I believe most would pity him and answer those questions “YES”, which is really a sweet talk of you people J

In reality, that man couldn’t help but to sell his unfortunate state as a beggar to gain sympathy and money.

There are places such as charity foundation or church that could help him in, but this is Indonesia. It’s a shame for me but I must admit our people are not that kind. Most of charity foundation would be a corruption site, and our people are people with wide diversity without unity. Hence, even if the church would help, if the man were in other religion, I don’t think he would accept the help. Moreover, is there any kind people left in this world?

Most of people would only protesting and blabbering about poverty, social gap, injustice, blablabla. They are smart people but couldn’t provide any solution but to bark and bark over and over again.

As for me, I’m clearly state: “I couldn’t help that man. I would whine about this broken country and openly admit I’m eagerly wait for my Lord to return to this earth and judge it.”

Back to the topic,

It is a bitter truth but our society is a cruel society where only the rich could enjoy the good life, the average with a steady life (working, warm food, sleeping on a bed), and the poor suffers.