Poor but Kind
A report in the newspaper recently
year beginning 2006
About a female pitiful beggar with
two kids
A kind-hearted man seeing the
pitiful beggar
Bought a big packet of rice for
them
The three of them sat at the
roadside
And he saw the woman dividing the
rice
Into four parts and he wondered why
four?
Then he realized that one portion
was for a strayed dog
Who was nearby the beggar waiting
for its share!
Poor but kind to the poor dog
It was really touching for him to
witness such kindness
Displayed by a person who could
still think for a hungry dog
That real article in the paper won
first prize
Because it touched thousands of
readers
Many years ago in 1989 in
On the way to see my father who was
hospitalized
I saw a pitiful beggar nearby the
hospital
Opening my wallet, I had a few
small notes about RM8.00
I gave it all to the pitiful beggar
who gave me a big smile
Next day, again on my way to see my
father
The same beggar approached me but
this time
He never stretched out his hand to
beg
But said how thankful he was when I
gave him the RM8.00
And he was not able to sleep the
whole night thinking about me
His smile really lighted up my life
And I told him that I have many old
clothing
That I could give him so that he
could dress cleaner and better
He was just too happy to say thank
you
The next day I gave him my clothing
when I met him again
The joy in the giver sometimes just
cannot be bought by money
Seeing the pitiful woman beggar giving
a portion of the rice to a dog
Must have given him great happiness
to make him write the article
It is not easy to see a genuine
kind person nowadays
Usually people think for themselves
Not many can think for others
Needless to say for animals such as
a dog
Most people would just chase the
strayed dog away
If they come near when they are
eating
We have just got to learn
Even from a beggar
To be kind