Many Healthy Beggar, Do you see them as the effortless man or lack of lucky man?

I think that there are some of each, but I also think that there are other alternatives, and that is someone who may be able to work, but cannot find a job that they can ethically accept, or someone who is begging to humble themself. I don't necessarily think that someone should turn to begging if they can't find a job that they can ethically accept, but I know that whenever I start a job it's only a matter of time before I can see all of the negative consequences that my employer has on either the employees, themself, the customers, and/or the world at large. As time goes on, I have tried working for more benign groups, like a non-profit homeless shelter, but sometimes those places that seem more benign are even worse than other places I've worked. I have turned to writing online to see if I can start making enough money doing that. In addition, my boyfriend and I try our best to reduce our cost of living, by living on a boat at anchor (no rent), trying to catch or gather our own food (when we get a big enough boat, we can grow some food too), cutting our own hair instead of going to the salon/barber, using solar panels, etc. I may just have to find another job for a little bit longer (my last job was seasonal and ended a month ago), but you can bet I am going to be as selective as possible. I think that this is a better alternative to begging (working for yourself) if you cannot find a job that you consider ethical, but I certainly don't think that most beggers are lazy, even if they are healthy. It doesn't mean that I will give them money; I rarely give out money to anyone, since I really don't have very much myself. However, I'm not going to judge their position. Some people beg to humble themselves, as well, something that my boyfriend told me about. Many of these people are monks or other religious people, and beg for charities or their brotherhood rather than for only themself. I don't know what the job situation is in Indonesia, you may have a healthy job market, but in the United States, there are not very many. Most of the jobs that are out there look for very specialized people to fill their position, or else they do not pay enough to make it worth it. Think about this...if someone finds that they can make enough money from begging to take care of their family and spend more time with them or get a job that pays less so that they have to be away and are too tired to spend quality time with their family when they get it, which should they choose? And whether someone has a family or not, if begging gives them extra time and energy, they may be using that time and energy to volunteer and help people, something that they might not have had time and energy to do if they had a regular job. You have no idea what that person on the street does with the time that they are not there. Also would like to bring up the fact that many people earn huge sums of money for being lazier than beggars......not going to point fingers at specific people, but I'm sure you can think of some.

I have given to beggers but it is rare for me to do so. I live in a place where there are not a lot of them and if I am in a city were they are I actually tend to give them a job application that I pick up... You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Give a man a fish and he will be full, teach a man to fish and he will be full for life.

Well there are people that are really lazy. Despite the fact that they are healthy and are even big in built, makes a living begging for money. I see them in our place to and for me they are not worth my penny. I usually do not give it to this kind of people. As you have said, we worked hard for our money and I guess giving these kind of people is definitely not worth it. But I also take pity on those who are really not capable of working. People with disability and cannot work anymore and are on the streets begging for money. Sad to note that our government cannot accommodate or provide support to all of them. This is the reason why, I give them some if in case I meet them along the way.

Like you, i only give alms to beggars that i see as old or incapacitated. To children, i don't give because it would encourage them more to beg. As for healthy looking beggars, they are just lazy people. Other poor people are doing all they can, like buying bottles, cans and the like or working odd jobs such as cleaning sewerage etc. , so why can't they? These kind of beggars are shameless, lazy people.

There are countries in Asia who considered it as a profession. Sometimes they not accept just a cents because they really consider it as a profession. Yes, you are right there are lot of healthy beggars on the street. I don't really know their motives but probably because they want to earn money in just an easy way. I know it's gonna be so hard to find a Job if you are not able to finished college, or even also if you a have a degree, It's still so hard to find a Job. Well, just be selective on giving money to the beggars. It is good to give, yet we allowed those healthy beggars to be irresponsible and become lazy. They need to learn the value of hard work. It is sweet to have something, or eat something if it gotten by your own sweats of hard work.

begging is also rampant here in our country.In children and adult alike. let me share to you that we have a group of people here whose traditions include begging. begging as a means of their living. they do have houses in far places but they come to the city to do their job and that is to beg. i do not know where they come from. some people say they live in boats some says they have this village. have you seen beggars carrying their child on their hips? when i was still a child i came across with these kind of people worst is that they make use of their children to get the passengers attention and sympathy. i can still remember i was riding a big boat with my family i went out of the cabin and i saw a small boat near our boat. i think they are family. the female was shouting words i did not understand then people in the boat were throwing coins to the water while the small children dive to get the coin. when i first saw it i was like astonished how they are good at diving for i think 4 to 5 years old! very young and i was like 10 then. i can't even swim deep depths. i asked my mother about it and she said they have been trained when they were still babies because when they reach some ages they will live in that way, work that way and that is to beg. i feel sad for them they really look healthy but sad because they have to earn that way. i see also beggars near our churches they are really disabled like one foot is amputated or twisted bones untreated they look really pathetic and those kind of beggars i would give them coins. these are the unlucky man but i don't buy that idea because they are still surviving. God has still plans for them could be an instrument to other peoples lives.

Begging has been considered an occupation for sometime now. Some actually earn more than we do and that's not a surprise. A friend of mine told me how one of the beggars he saw in the street was his neighbor. They both live in a poor community and this beggar brings more food whenever she comes home. Sometimes he can't help but feel pity at old beggars but realize how blind he was as he caught one old lady gambling with the money she was begging for. Some beggars are handled by syndicates and this is what makes the occupation bad. Others are genuinely begging because they are incapable. As for those in the streets, I prefer giving them food than money.