Street work .

Anyone wonders over the fact why people do beg on the streets ? I do .

And the next question ? Do they beg ? Maybe they are in  work . I think in some cases this is surely a profe-ssion . Just getting up in the morning ( wherever it is ) , getting perhaps on the bus , and when on right place preparing properly for their duties ; rolling out a blanket , putting a hat in right position with few coins , taking out of backpack a bottle with drink . If with a dog as a companion by the side, adjusting it's position . Just everyday , boring routine , like in the most other jobs people have to do for living . Eight , ten hours , couple of breaks for stretching bones out , urinate and get something to eat when hungry . Simple .

Or maybe for some of them there is an  addiction to be dependent on others' good will and compassion . In some way this passive way of earning for food and clothes demands being brave - just you need to forget about the shame when you begin as a beggar . And such attitude for getting money to survive cost much - the independence - because an addiction limits free choice , human will to improve and develop . It seems that counting only on people's help makes them blunt and indifferent . Many of them are addict to drugs and alcohol , so begging is the only way of sustain themselves , if don't want to go into rehab .

I often pass by those people on the street , and don't give them money - when somebody gives them food as they ask for money to get food , most of them would throw it away afterward . I can see sometimes people stops asking questions , what happened , what can do for them to overcome this bad luck in life. But they can't help - it's useless. They don't want to stop begging . Probably the worst problems would appear when after years of being homeless they would have to be able to live in stable and clean environment ,with people who don't understand obstacles they must face in order to get back to common way of live .

Last night I was passing a girl sitting by the store on the pavement , who looked at me mildly when I noticed her . I thought instantly that having caught my eyes she would ask loudly for a change , but she said nothing .
Just was looking at me as if she was interested in faces of people passing by . She was quite young yet and with nice face . That made me think why people do that , and if there is really no way of helping them ?