Cannot understand

My husband and I went out for a late lunch at Mang Inasal, Tomas Morato Branch.

From the parking, we noticed a little girl maybe around 5 years of age and her mom standing beside the wooden wall. She could be asking for money or left overs. The store managers, staff and guard didn't mind them.

We were on line to order our usual pick. A man approached them and accompanied both to the table closest to where they stood. I already understood what's gonna happen. The man was asking the mother what is she doing there with the kid. The mother was saying a lot of reasons and was already teary eyed. Convinced or not, the then man asked, why she would not look for work because she cannot just do that to her daughter. She refused to answer. The man bought food for them and went on to where his friend was sitting and ate his meal.

As much as I pity them, my thoughts were garbled. Must I really pity them or the daughter? Must I ignore them? Would I buy them food?

Personally, I do not like to see any beggars. I only have two reason, it breaks my heart or it makes me angry. True, we are not all the same in terms of status in life but I fervently believe that Filipinos are resourceful. Now, for me, being resourceful does not include begging. It is more harder to see parents using their kids to beg or use them as a reason to beg, bringing your blind grandmother or father into the streets and knock on each cars windows. I bet some of you if not most, will agree that you've seen people on clean clothes asking for money and literally look that they can get a job. Please do not get me wrong. As what I've stated before,,, my thoughts were garbled.

The confusion is, why would a physically fit mother take her kid to beg for food, or an adult relative bring the blind elderly into the streets when I can see people with disability trying to sell stuff on the streets?

I just couldn't figure out what to feel.