If in the same time and in the same place there were people like these, will you give some of your money to
this one...
or this one?
In one place I was struck with this idea. An old woman came to our table, murmuring something like a song - only I couldn't catch what she was singing - , playing a musical instrument (we called it 'icik-icik': three or more bottle cap nailed on a small piece of wood to be shaken). I didn't give her some money. She left after a minute or so. Few minutes later, a group of young men came and they sang one of popular Indonesian songs. Quite well, I thought. Because they were singing duet (with voice 1 and voice 2, you know what I mean?). And since I enjoyed their singing, I gave them some money.
Seeing this, my hubby asked: "You gave these men some money. Why didn't you give to the old woman then?" I simply answered: "Because the old woman didn't really sing. I gave the men some money because I appreciate their effort. At least to earn some money, they did something first." My hubby replied: "Yes, but they're still young and the woman's old."
It just made me stunned straightaway. Did I do something wrong? If you were me, which one would you give?
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
11:01 am
5 komentar ajah:
Probably I'll give them all..at least they didn't try to steal or rob..
If i had to choose then i choose to give to those men. Yeah, at least they had more effort to earn money. So, it's about the effort not about the age. But if i were u, i wouldn't give either to the men or the woman huahahahahahha......
To c'Surti: Hehehehe.. good point u have there, ce... but maybe.. it won't stop her to just ask without some efforts. ;D
to Meilinda: Hohoho... righto, gal. I usually don't give the 'street musician', but that time I enjoyed their singing quite much, so I thought I just gave them then. ;D
Hmm, I wanna know if your hubby gave money to the old woman? =D
to Anonymous aka Dilys: Haha.. guesss...
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