TotallyOz Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 Dr. Seuss's book Horton Hears a Who has a moral which reminds me a great deal of Thai Buddhism. It is: A person is a person no matter how small. I have seen this illustrated by my many Thai friends over the years. I have not had a great deal of contact with the upper middle class until the last 2 years but I have spent time with them and my BF together and they are always as kind to him as they are to me and the class or poor family he was born does not seem to matter to them. I have always heard the opposite but I have not seen this. I was walking up a sidewalk yesterday when a man with his legs cut off was in front of me. A small Thai boy (around 5 or 6) stopped and asked his mother for money. She gave to him and he gently reached down and gave to the man. I guess I am so hardened by experiences that I often just pass right by and give no thought to it. I have noticed that the BF will often stops when he thinks the person is in need and not just scamming money. Me, I often assume they are all scammers. I guess the Christian philosophy is also similar is that the Bible teaches that Christ was always spending his time with even the lowest of low. Maybe that is why I like Pattaya so much? jk I do like to see others take the Seuss philosophy and apply it to their life. Watching this young boy yesterday really brought this home for me. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 The sad and unfortunate thing is the people who are begging on the street, no matter if they really are disabled, are placed there by the mafia and they take the majority of the money they collect. Many of the women begging with babies have "rented" babies. Better to give money to legitimate charities than to street beggars. Quote
