Begging for a Beedi…

While walking on the road, one old man begged for alms in a feeble voice. I promptly gave him some change. After some time while coming back on the same road, what do I see?? The same old man is coolly puffing away a beedi.. So that’s what he was begging for… In another instance, a leper was begging outside a temple puffing away a beedi…Needless to say, I ignored him. If my money is going to be used for smoking, it is better off in my purse… What say??