Comments on: When I see a beggar http://blog.gurdas.com/2007/08/29/when-i-see-a-beggar/ A bouquet of flowers picked along the way .... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:26:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: facebook chips http://blog.gurdas.com/2007/08/29/when-i-see-a-beggar/#comment-1135 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:43:38 +0000 http://guldasta.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/when-i-see-a-beggar/#comment-1135 i may not have supposed this had been awesome quite a few years in the past but yet it’s amusing just how time evolves the method by which you have an understanding of completely different concepts, thank you with regard to the post it is actually great to go through anything sensible occasionally in lieu of the routine rubbish mascarading as blogs and forums on the internet, i’m off to enjoy a smattering of rounds of zynga poker, adios for now

]]> By: gurdas http://blog.gurdas.com/2007/08/29/when-i-see-a-beggar/#comment-993 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:20:27 +0000 http://guldasta.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/when-i-see-a-beggar/#comment-993 Eric, thank you for the kind words! I look forward to your feedback, criticism, and questions.

]]> By: Eric http://blog.gurdas.com/2007/08/29/when-i-see-a-beggar/#comment-989 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:36:54 +0000 http://guldasta.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/when-i-see-a-beggar/#comment-989 Thanks for the answer. I believe I’ll continue to read your blog, there seems to be a lot of good stuff in here.

]]> By: gurdas http://blog.gurdas.com/2007/08/29/when-i-see-a-beggar/#comment-969 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:23:54 +0000 http://guldasta.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/when-i-see-a-beggar/#comment-969 Eric,

Beautiful question! You take more than your due guilt here. I believe our responsibility is limited to having honest intentions and justified action. The results of those actions are beyond us, and we are simply too small in the grand design of things to be responsible for all the consequences. You refused a liar, and so your action is justified. You did not intend this person any harm, so your intentions are honest. I would leave it there.

In a way we are all responsible for the practice of begging. The failure of our systems (capitalist, socialist, autocratic, whatever) and all pervasive apathy are major factors. Sadly we refuse to acknowledge this and so diminish the chances of correction. But hope lives strong, and we will as a race some day pledge to provide basic living standards to everyone.

Until then, my friend, keep loving and keep hoping.

- Gurdas

]]> By: Eric http://blog.gurdas.com/2007/08/29/when-i-see-a-beggar/#comment-968 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:51:46 +0000 http://guldasta.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/when-i-see-a-beggar/#comment-968 I have a similar outlook. This evening, a fellow approached me and claimed that he was trapped in the city with his wife and child and could not afford to leave. This same man approached me three weeks ago with a similar story, and in such a lucrative town for beggars, I found such a tale of woe hard to believe. I therefore felt justified in refusing this liar. Things became heated, and he struck me. As he walked off, I felt pity for him, and a bit of rage, but a dim realization tempered this: I am partly responsible for his behavior. And if he is an unsuccessful beggar, he has the means, youth, and capacity to be a criminal. I feel as though I may have pushed him towards criminality. Do you agree?

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