Helping the helpless

 There are lots of helpless people in our country. Beggers are not the only helpless people. There may be others who are desperate and helpless on certain occasions. When a person falls into trouble he becomes helpless, if there is nobody to give him a helping hand. So it is the duty of everybody to do some service and be helpful to those who are poor and helpless.

 There are many people, girls, boys, men and women who became helpless due to natural disasters. There are also people who have nobody to look after them. The physically and mentally handicapped people are also helpless. It is a noble habit to help these helpless people.

The begger is undoubtedly a helpless person. But in the present some of the cunning and lazy people who are begging as a job.Most of the real beggers cannot do a job to  make their day-to-day exisence. So they have no way of earning money. They beg for food, clothing and money, more frequently to them and to feed their young and helpless family members. Therefore, it is our duty to help them  whenever they come to us in search for help.

Our country is not a rich country. There are lots of helpless people who do not even have their daily meals. Some do not have anything to cover their bodies. Some have no houses. There are poor beggers who spend their nights in pavements in towns.

The Social Services Department is trying to help these helpless people. It gives assistance to some of them. Most of the helpless people get Samurdhi assistance from the government. But the meagre some of money is not sufficient for their living. That is why  well-to-do people should help them.

A lot of wealthy people are there  who do not even look at helpless people. They drive away beggers without giving them  at least some food to eat. This is a very bad habit. We as small children should always try to help the helpless.