What are ya gonna do???

Ah mia, you put words into exactly how i was feeling today as i left Sheing Mall, i felt so "blob" as your grandma would say.... thanks for the post, i feel like in a way it helped me verbally process the hard reality we face when we step outside of our "Mochaccino land" and into the city with a devistating amount of street children. But what sadens me the most is the fact that no matter how much i give or pay for a flower decoration from a deserving child, it wont take them out of the slavery that they are in, even if they have a really good sales day, tomorrow they will be out there again, joining the other millions of kids who are sold into the trade or forced to beg to bring home that "extra" amount. My family is here in the Phils for 10 days!!!! and we are having a great time, lots of stories already and it has only been three days. But today, for maybe the same reason the heavieness hit Mia, i felt that extra burden and responsibility for these little street angles. I am 20 years old and still have my family surrounding me showing me love and support, these kids were as young as 1 years old and had no family at all. How, in all the billions of people that live in the poorest of the poor in all the world, did i end up with my life? This is not a post instructing on how to apporach beggars, because honestly after living in this city for a few months have learned that you cant set rules on it, you cant make up your mind that you will only give to those that offer a service or who look really really poor, but you can hope that when you do say a little prayer or give some pocket change that it will be making a difference.