Principled
To entertain the people standing
in line, a black man was performing his tricks; music was playing and he was
collecting money from the people who were performing tricks.
There was a ferry on the beach in
New York that would take people to the Statue of Liberty, but you had to buy a
ticket first to get on the ferry. It was a crowded weekend.
The ferry was a bit full. The
people in line were waiting for the second and third ferries in the scorching
sun, holding coke burgers, juice and movie cameras in their hands. Only young
people and children were in the crowd. Not only that, but the old men were also
visible.
To entertain the people standing
in line, a black man was performing his tricks; music was playing and he was
collecting money from the people who were performing tricks. But he was not
forcing anyone to give him money. ۔
Ships, boats and ferries stood on
the beach.
From a distance, the Statue of
Liberty and buildings on the other side of the sea were visible. These were the
buildings of downtown Manhattan, New York. Pictures of the Statue of Liberty
and various places in the United States were being sold on carts in front of
the line of people.
There were benches nearby where
people were sitting; waiting for this long queue to get tickets so that they
too could stand in line to get ferry tickets.
It was so sunny but at the same
time the wind was blowing because of the sea.
The weather wasn't so bad for us,
but the American people were in a bad mood. Their faces were red, men and women
were wearing vests and shorts. It was like the weather in our country in April,
but they had to endure the heat. Was not happening
I was wondering what would happen
to them if they went to a tourist in June-July in the afternoon.
I was sitting on a bench away
from the crowd when I saw another gentleman. An old man was dancing to the
music with a clean pants shirt and tie.
He was so weak that he could
barely lift his feet with the music. Going closer, he found out that he was a
beggar. A box was placed on his desk; a few dollars when people passed by to
get tickets for the Statue of Liberty. He was working tirelessly to beg.
Such a polite beggar who was not
questioning anyone that in the name of Allah I was left to the will of two
people; if they want to do some charity.
I kept thinking that even if they
beg, they have to work for it; they beg because of their helplessness, and in our
country, there are good, hard-working people. Instead of begging, young women
carry small children in their arms and shout, "Give something in the name
of Allah. May your son be safe. May Bibi go on Hajj." رہے Long live your husband ”․․ If you do not give anything even
after hearing so many prayers, they fall into bad curses ․․․․
whatever comes in your mouth goes away ب
People give them something for fear of insults; if they say "BB will
work" they will make a hundred excuses.
How can I work with such a small
child? My husband is blind. Who will cook for him? Hearing this, he doesn't
feel the need to say anything more. There was a ferry parked on the beach and
the people aboard it; they had been queuing for hours - they wanted to live;
they were captivated and enjoying every moment. They think only of today, not
of what will happen years later.
I came from there thinking that
we should learn and adopt the good principles that they have adopted in life so
that our society can also move towards betterment and progress.
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