Yesterday, I had to go up a footbridge so I could cross a major thoroughfare and enter a department store. On the footbridge, I saw a blind man strumming a guitar and happily singing. Infront of him was a small wooden box where passersby could drop money. I pitied the blind man when I saw him. It looked like it was about to rain and I was wondering how he could get cover in time before the downpour comes.
When it started to trickle, I noticed that a "sighted" man with a bulky built gave the blind man an umbrella. I remembered seeing the "sighted" man before I went up the footbridge. He was sitting on one of the steps, smoking, and seemed to be just trying to while away time.
The sighted man said something to the blind man, got the wooden box and opened it. He seemed contented with what he saw in the wooden box.
I did not see what happened next. I need not see it or rather I did not want to see it.
I was struck by the irony of the situation: a blind man was trying to earn money by singing while an able-bodied man was just trying to while away time, waiting to get some money from the blind man's wooden box.
Using other people that way to get money sickens me and the fact that certain able-bodied people take advantage of the effort of some physically-challenged people sickens me even more. Dear God, bakit po may mga ganung tao sa mundo?
Friends from Everywhere
The Queen and Her Fairies
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hi maam, hope to see you soon…thanx for the being nice to me…take care and godbless you always
always,
melanie
well i like watchinh your movies with John he is cute and adorable and I wish that you could be real life lovers anywae that depend on your own decisions.
nice hearing from you well I am from Samoa a small country in the South Pacific but for now I think being you is very important because everybody dream to meet diff people and to act to give them many important themes to to learn from it I remeber that mae mother told me that we learn from movies sometimes we do not prefer what they did but we learn from it. nice hearing from you well please hit back.
nice to meet you, may God bless
hi there wel it is nice being fiends with other people. for meh I would loke to say hi and hellow nice hearing from your blog anywae I hope taht everything is doing fine love you always and may God bless.
hi there from Turkey 
nice evening 
hi bea, i jst wanted to know kung anong name ng bus ung sinakyan mo from caticlan to iloilo? would u mind giving me more info bout your caticlan-iloilo tour, need the exact place were we can ride the bus, coz were planning to have a trip same as yours,. hope u can help us.. please.. please.. thanks!! here’s my email summer_girl_dc@yahoo.com
hello! very interesting links here. care to ex-links?
hey hey, happy heart’s day!
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‘neng! san ka na? happy new year ha? paramdam ka naman!
hi bea! happy new year!!!
happy new year Bey!
Happy New YEAR!!!!
Merry Christmas
May you and your family have a blissful, meaningful and joyful Christmas! God bless!
hello bea. i lost my link here
My dearest bea, na received ko na card mo…thank you so very much! Ang ganda mo sumulat…kasing ganda mo thank you talaga ok…have a wonderful Christmas and New Year. Ingat lagi. *hugs*
i know everything’s well with you .. hugs see ya!
hi, nice blog here. care to exchange links?
yoohooooo!!!!! *pinches bea and tries to wake her up*
