Acts of Kindness: This little boy sells late into the night for his mother || 25% payout for @steem.amal
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Friends of steemians, tonight I try to go around the city of Banda Aceh. Yes, just as a way to relieve stress that occurs during the day perhaps due to various workloads. I invited one of my colleagues. We don't mean to stop anywhere. If indeed the intention from the beginning was just to go around looking for a new atmosphere.
But after several times around using a motorcycle. I stopped at a place where one of the children was selling water guava that had been put in a plastic bag for about 15,000 rupiah. I wonder why in the middle of the night like this there are still children who I estimate are around 9 to 10 years old selling on the roadside. Do they no longer have parents, so they have to try to find their own money even if they have to open their eyes in the middle of the night.
Then I tried to stop there. Sit down pretending to be a buyer. I mean, I also buy guava that the kids sell. Although maybe I don't really like guava. But I bought it just to communicate with the kid. When I bought my first question, why are they still selling this watch? Aren't you going to school tomorrow? Or not going to school at all.
He replied, he was still in school. And he is still in 4th grade. But during the pandemic, teachers don't allow them to study face-to-face continuously. They learn gradually. Maybe today is his turn to go to school, and tomorrow he is off but his friend is going to school. I noticed that the teacher made exercises to study half the number of students per day. So maybe it's part of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
I asked this little brother a lot of questions. But after a while I also became reluctant to ask further. The younger brother no longer has his father. He sells other people's water guava. And that is permission from his mother. There was no trace of sadness on the sweet sister's face. In fact, he was happy to share any questions I asked. Maybe it was a form of gratitude that he had. He understands that life is hard, if you don't work, you don't eat.
Every night usually come home at 12 pm when there are no more people on the streets. He was picked up by the water guava owner when he arrived at 12. For every plastic bag sold, he would be given 3,000 rupiah in return for selling it. In one night he can spend 10 to 20 plastic bags of water guava. Or if we calculate the estimated daily income of IDR 30,000 to IDR 60,000. That's a huge amount for a child his age.
Buy merchandise from these people even if you don't like them. But appreciate their efforts to find sustenance. I don't think there's any reason to buy people's merchandise like this. You don't like it, buy it and donate it to others. It's better than someone who likes to beg on the streets even if we look at them physically they are stronger than kids of this age. And finally I bought 2 sacks of guava. I hope this sister will have more luck. and given health to his mother. amen.
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