Life is unfair! but we shouldnt add to it.

Growing up in a small town, with little money, little opportunities and even less love, it becomes very difficult for these children to live lives that would compare to those described as normal especially when they are presented with minis qual prospect for future success. Many of these street children in Grahamstown spend their days looking for their next meals while they are constantly confronted by drunken students, who have been presented with almost all the opportunities in the world, who refuse to give them that extra R10 they have in their pockets so that they can buy another drink when they reach the Rat and Parrot. To make the issue worse these children are treated as less than human when they approach people in the streets, as they are mostly confronted with a mere sniggers or a blank faces that refuse to acknowledge their existences.
Many street children are bright, talented and eager to learn, but don’t have opportunities to develop their skills. This is where the problem comes in because these children are constantly placed in the shadows of students, who because they were born into more privileged existences, have the opportunities to develop their skills and make successes of their lives. The saddest part of all is that the majority of these street children will grow into hobos, who have what many would deem, no real meaning to their lives.
This is where we, as the privileged group of students, should change the way we regard these people. We are no better than them and have no right to treat them as though we are. Firstly we need to treat them like human beings, in a friendly and helpful manner. And secondly it is important that we help them wherever possible.