BEGGING - THE TOUGHEST PROFESSION

MIDDLE 5

BEGGING – THE TOUGHEST PROFFESION

I was walking down the road one day when I saw a beggar. He was old and lean. His clothes were tattered and dirty. But there was something strange about him. His face wore a deep expression of intelligence and he looked very learned. I decided to talk to him. I went near him and said –

“Baba! What is your name?” Hearing this he looked astonished for a while and then replied, “I am Arvind Roy, the author of the book titled – How to make a living.” I was surprised at this. An author could certainly have found a better way to make a living.

When I asked him about it, he replied, “Begging was also suggested as one of the toughest and honorable ways to make a living in my book.”

And he chuckled away on his begging spree.

I thought that really, begging was the most difficult thing in the world to do, as you almost give nothing in return for the money - perhaps good life after life.

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