Some time ago, I wrote about the poor people around us and also some reflection on helping the poor. This message struck me again even as I was out having dinner today.
After dinner, while I was walking around, I saw a middle-aged man staring intently into a rubbish bin. At first, I thought he was just rummaging through to look for empty cans which old people often collect to sell for money. But to my horror, I saw him staring at a plastic plate which had some food left over in it.
He then proceeded to eat the leftovers from the bin. I was quite shock and taken aback that I was actually witnessing such a scene in front of me. At the same time, I did not know what to make out of it as he was holding a cigarette in the other hand even as he was ......