I Am a Beggar: A Forced Business

Imagine how one feels when he is thrown on the road for his blindness.

After that I tried many other options like truck cleaning, home cleaning, shoe polish, tobacco selling etc but no one supported me.  I was rather beaten up for my blindness and was always suggested to become a beggar. 

Few days later, my children were not allowed to enter the school due to non payment of fees.  At that time I was hardly earning one time food for my family and this one time food was earned after taking several beatings everyday. 

I have only one friend in the world, Lakshmi.  One day, I shared my grief with her that I am beaten everyday.  I told her that the beatings are for not being perfect due to my blindness and everyone suggests me to become a beggar.  That day Lakshmi cried a lot and said that she would go out for work.  I told her that I can suffer beatings but can’t suffer any mishap or beating to my wife.  I told her clearly that I will die but not let her work. 

I then decided, I will beg.  I will beg for my family.  I will beg for my livelihood.  I was made to believe that begging is the profession defined for the blind man and no one will beat me for choosing this profession.  I asked Lakshmi ‘Are you with me?’  Lakshmi cried and said I am with you always.

From next day, I started a business that the world designated me, ‘The begging’ business.  I tried begging on the streets, at the doors, in the buses.  But no way, I was able to feed my family completely.  Therefore, I decided to do something different and earn more from the begging business.  Today I beg artistically on the highway and I earn good amount.  Now, I am able to feed my wife and my children completely.  I am also able to make my children study in a charitable school.

(he stopped speaking and went back to the highway)

Today, Radhey stands on the highway to ‘Harmony’, where I work.  He stands bowing his head and hands stretched.  People stop their vehicles, to pay him money.  I also encouraged him by paying some money and I don’t regret it.  I will not call it begging, but I will call it a forced business that we ‘the world’ have forced him into.  I think ‘Radhey Saini’ should be proud of his business.

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