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Begging is a casual thing in my city. People just do it for sport so you never know what's genuine or not genuine. I once wrote about the different ways people go about pleading for financial aid; from social media pals to random strangers who just see you as a person who might be a little rich.

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Luckily for me, I don't have people around me who beg for stuff any longer so I generally don't have to avoid conversations with people. I also don't put myself out there. I hardly take pictures so people really have no idea what's going on in my life.

Thankfully, I'm also a couch potato so I hardly leave the house to get begged by strangers. That, to me, is the most annoying type of begging. I generally want to help people but I hate that moment of wondering whether I'm being ripped off or if I'm really helping a person in need.

Today, for instance. I've been a little low on money so I've been trying to watch how I spend very closely. I was forced to buy some drugs today because my haemorrhoids have completely refused to go naturally so I had some extra change on me to buy some chocolate while heading over to my friend's house.

Right outside the mall where I made my purchase, there was a lady and her daughter. I didn't notice them at first because I had my AirPods on but they tried very hard to get my attention. I thought they needed directions so I walked over to them, just for the lady to tell me a story of how they were stranded and needed an equivalent of $1 to get to their destination.

I had the money they needed on me but a huge part of me didn't want to part with it. I asked myself 2 questions; what if they're really stranded, do I want this young child out here begging random strangers for so long? and, what if they're not and I end up just being another idiot in their eyes?

I paused for a few seconds but I gave into my emotional side and gave them the money they needed. I mean, I had plans of getting some flu medicine for my dad with the money but I guess it could do more good for them at the moment and I can always replace the flu medicine money, right?

Unfortunately, I didn't feel like I had done a good thing when I gave it to them. I felt like I had just made a terrible mistake but I let it go because of that small voice in my head saying "there's a possibility".

The economy is horrible and people are poor. Internet fraud and other random fraudulent activities have become so typical. Nobody wants to struggle anymore. They've given up so it's a lot easier to just get it from the next available fool. I hate it but it's just the way it is.


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