Zeigt er mir sein hände verstümmelt von lepra und sagt: "Sir, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year"
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Naturally versteh ich was meint er und geb ich ihm ein gut bakschisch.
Weil weiss ich er ist very poor und muss schlafen with the dogs outside auf boden neben ein temple in Patan und kalt auch in valley of Kathmandu in winter time.
Aber unfortunately gibt many rich tourists haben die immer ein fine excuse und ausred wenn geben kein gar nichts.
War ich da together mit mein distant relative Stan Mc Gregor from Scotland.
Actually Stan er war a fine guy aber geizig unheimlich.
Gibt er dies poor sick and old beggar kein einzig Rupee nicht.
Frag ich ihn: "Why you don't give this poor leper kein anything nicht, not even a single Paise ?"
Sagt Stan: "Weil muss ich support my poor sister."
Weiss ich aber dass Stan never und niemals ever did give any money to his sister, not a single Pence.
Sag ich ihm das. Und weisst was Stan did answer ohne zucken sein wimper?
Sagt er: "Wenn schon ich geb mein eigen schwester kein gar nichts warum dann ich soll geben something zu ein wildfremd mensch? !"
War ich completely perplex von dies ausred und weiss ich nicht soll weinen oder lachen.
Hoff ich schwer dass denkst nicht wie Stan Mc Gregor sondern willst help without kein ausred nicht the poor in the world.
For instance mit ein klein spende to this institution "Deutsch-Indisches Kinderhilfswerk " existing already more than 30 years and also supporting lepers in South India:
http://www.d-i-k.org/dieprojekte/?leprazentrumhyderabad
Auch mit some kracher less an Sylvester still noise enough um all the poor birds zu scheuchen auf.
Und 10 Euros in India much money zu helfen poor old sick people same this one.
To all once more Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
English version:
Showing his hands mutilated by lepra he said: "Sir, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year"
Naturally I understood what he meaning and gave him a good bakschisch.
Because I know he is very poor and has to sleep outside with the dogs on the ground beside a temple in Patan.
And it's getting very cold in wintertime in the Valley of Kathmandu.
But unfortunately there are many rich tourists who always have an excuse for giving nothing.
I was together there with my distant relative Stan Mc Gregor from Scotland.
Actually Stan was a fine guy but unbelievable closefisted.
He didn't give anything to this poor old sick beggar, not a single Rupee.
I asked him: "Why you give this poor leper nothing, not even a single Paise ?"
Stan answered: "Because I have to support my poor sister."
But I did know that Stan never had given anything to his sister, not a single Pence.
I told him this.
Do you know what Stan answered me without batting an eye ?
He said: "When I don't give anything to my own sister why then I should give something to somebody totally unknown to me ?!"
I was completely perplexed by this excuse and didn't know whether I should cry or laugh.
I really hope that you don't think the same way as Stan Mc Gregor but will help the poor in this world without such excuses.
For instance with some donation to "Deutsch-Indisches Kinderhilfswerk", an institution doing great work already for 30 years now in South India and also supporting lepers there:
http://www.d-i-k.org/dieprojekte/?leprazentrumhyderabad
Some firecrackers less at Sylvester evening don't mean that there won't be still noise enough to rouse up all poor birds around.
And 10 Euros only are much money in India in order to give help to poor old sick people same this one.
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Carmen Mc Lean 21/10/2009 11:43
It's a pitty that ur pic was abgelehnt! I liked ur reply to maxwell' how to handle beggar situations sometimes.Guter tip|
Love Carmen
Agnes R. 05/04/2009 21:15
Wunderbares Portrait, lieber Bin!Es ist spät dafür, aber: Happy New Year, my friend.
Der Frühling ist wieder da und auch ich mal wieder im FC.
Vielleicht auf bald, beste Grüße
Agnes
Dalibor Stojanovic 17/03/2009 14:19
Beautiful galery,Bin!Oll the best I wish you!Stefano Muzzarelli 06/03/2009 22:38
Un ritratto duro e pieno d'angoscia, davvero ben fatto......triste, ma davvero realistico.....complimenti, con amicizia.Müller Anita 20/02/2009 21:38
Sehr schön , aber auch sehr traurig.Hast du prima rüber gebracht.
LG Anita
Andrej Nagode 07/02/2009 9:24
Yes...very touching.Best wishes
Andrejc
Martin Meese 28/01/2009 11:39
Eindrücklich, klasse...Bis denne
Martin
Fritz Degen 27/01/2009 7:38
Danke Dir fürs Zeigen!!Are there more people such as you, the world would be much better.
LG Fritz
Kyrhia Schindler 18/01/2009 23:10
This picture touches my soul ...a great work tooKy
Bin Im Laden 16/01/2009 18:08
Michael merçi beaucoup pour tout:-)Amitié, Bin
Nikoninchen 06/01/2009 20:23
a very emotional photo!!!i ask myself, what he thinks, but anyhow i see a little bit hope in his eyes!
the statement from stan i cant understand!
but the most of humans are thinking like stan!
here in germany it`s difficult to difference, but here are a lot of people, who maybe play with our compassion !
and very often you have seen, that they have a normally life! but you cant compare this life there like here in germany i think!
and especially when the christmas time is coming, i also have to think about all the people, who cant enjoy this time!
and i think also of all the "Heuchler"!
"We love the world, all humans, and everybody are happy- let us go to the church and that is all what we can do!"
Arnaldo Pettazzoni 03/01/2009 18:21
Miserere...la vita negata, foto di una bellezza esplicita, sconvolgente.ComplimentiFranz Sklenak 02/01/2009 6:04
Eindrucksvoll und traurig zugleich.Ich wünsche Dir alles Gute im Neuen Jahr und hoffe, dass sich unsere Wege auch im nächsten Jahr kreuzen werden.
Lieben Gruss
Franz
Daniela Boehm 30/12/2008 1:59
Geiz ist wirklich das letzte ...ich hätte dem armen Mann was gegeben so wie du...leider kann man ja nur ein wenig helfen....aber besser als nix zu tun.... Pfuii für Deinen Begleiter...LG Danimario gabbarin 30/12/2008 1:22
Immage très forte mais vrai.