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Beggars won't accept my money

This post is slightly different from the ones I have written in the past. I'll be trying to write and post more stuff here because I've come to the conclusion that my blog is outright stagnating at times, and that's mainly because I'm always conscious about what I'm gonna write here, and whether or not it'll be worth reading. Well, fuck that. I'm just gonna post my thoughts and share my work because that makes me happy. Hope you enjoy the post! :)


So, for those of you who don't know- in India, on every pedestrian crossing, there's a good chance you'll find poor kids or adults come near your car and beg for money. There are a couple compelling reasons for you to lower your window and give them some.

  1. They'll stick their faces against your car window and stare at you for at least 5 seconds, inevitably forcing you to take out your wallet out of sympathy.
  2. Their condition is usually pitiful, so it doesn't really harm anyone if you give them a few bucks.

So this other day, I'm sitting in my car at a crossing and as usual, a lady comes to my car, begging for money and refuses to leave. I take out my wallet, find a 5 rupees coin, lower my window and place it onto her palm and quickly put the window back up.

"Nahi chahiye tera paisa, bhaad mein ja." (I don't want your damn money, go fuck yourself)

I was a bit confused. Back when I was in middle school and had more fucks to give, I'd ask my mom to pay almost every beggar that we'd encounter. They'd usually be happy with a 1 or 2 rupees coin, and utterly grateful for a 5 rupees one. This was new to me.

Then it occurred to me. I was witnessing first-hand inflation taking its course. We knew that with annual inflation, prices of goods and services will increase, but never once did it occur to me as an economics student that due to inflation, a beggar won't accept my money.

Peace.


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