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Abandoned parents: what makes pensioners ask for alms
You can see a lot of people on Sunday morning. Among them, you can meet those who have not lived a very successful life, there are those in need, and sometimes even abandoned parents. Tatiana Ivanovna was one of those. She hardly forced herself to go out begging, but she had nothing left. After all, pensions were not enough, but we had to survive somehow.
It was worth admitting, Tatiana Ivanovna was not the best mother. Otherwise, how to explain the fact that children not only do not help, but also take away what they can? The daughter asks for her grandchildren, and the son always comes to eat. No, no, she's not sorry. Just how to pay for utilities, it is unclear. When Tatiana Ivanovna talked about it with the children, they ignored her words or claimed that something must have fallen in her apartment.
Now Tatiana Ivanovna is forced to beg for alms. She didn’t know any other way to make money. Overcoming the feeling of shame and awkwardness, the woman, along with other beggars, asked passers-by for at least some small change. She imitated them and read prayers. But there were too many beggars and few generous passers-by. Tatiana Ivanovna got very little change, and sitting on her knees in windy weather was very difficult for her.
At one point, Tatiana Ivanovna did something she did not expect from herself. One by one, she began to recite poetry. Pushkin, Yesenin, Nabokov, Fet... Everyone she remembered. She was always good at it, and her memory did not fail.
Peels' money got a little more. A few people stopped to listen to her. Among them was a large woman with thick-rimmed glasses. She approached Tatiana Ivanovna and said:
- You clearly don't belong here. Come with me.
At first, Tatiana Ivanovna refused. She was already embarrassed and scared, and then there is also the increased interest of a stranger.
- You want to eat, the woman did not give up.
Tatiana Ivanovna nodded. She slowly rose from her knees, picked up the days, and went with an unfamiliar woman.
Peels New Life Through a couple of streets they wrapped in the courtyard and walked into the entrance. In the apartment of a stranger Tatiana Ivanovna for the first time all day relaxed. She was treated to soup and potatoes with sausages, and then served tea with candy.
- Excuse me, did I ask your name?
- Call me Svetlana Nikolaevna, the woman replied. Now, how are you doing?
Tatiana Ivanovna told everything as it is. About a small pension, about ungrateful children, about being forced to stay on the porch. At one point she burst into tears and Svetlana Nikolaevna sympathetically embraced her.
Peels - Stay with me, Tatiana Ivanovna!
- Why are you so kind to me?
- You remind me of my mother. She was also such a quiet, intelligent woman. It hurts me to look at you there, among other beggars. That's why I suggest.
Tatiana Ivanovna left her one-room apartment and moved to Svetlana Nikolaevna. The children at first resented such an act, but then the son occupied the apartment, and all the arguments subsided. No one else took a pension from Tatiana Ivanovna. And she, in turn, finally returned to the favorite activities of the elderly: knitting, cooking and leisurely reading. And with Svetlana Nikolaevna, they began to live as 2 best friends.
Peels Life Wisdom: What Does This Story Teach Us? Good will save many. Whether it is strangers in trouble or abandoned parents, there will always be those who will not be afraid or embarrassed to lend a helping hand. Thanks to such people, faith in the best will never disappear.
It was worth admitting, Tatiana Ivanovna was not the best mother. Otherwise, how to explain the fact that children not only do not help, but also take away what they can? The daughter asks for her grandchildren, and the son always comes to eat. No, no, she's not sorry. Just how to pay for utilities, it is unclear. When Tatiana Ivanovna talked about it with the children, they ignored her words or claimed that something must have fallen in her apartment.
Now Tatiana Ivanovna is forced to beg for alms. She didn’t know any other way to make money. Overcoming the feeling of shame and awkwardness, the woman, along with other beggars, asked passers-by for at least some small change. She imitated them and read prayers. But there were too many beggars and few generous passers-by. Tatiana Ivanovna got very little change, and sitting on her knees in windy weather was very difficult for her.
At one point, Tatiana Ivanovna did something she did not expect from herself. One by one, she began to recite poetry. Pushkin, Yesenin, Nabokov, Fet... Everyone she remembered. She was always good at it, and her memory did not fail.
Peels' money got a little more. A few people stopped to listen to her. Among them was a large woman with thick-rimmed glasses. She approached Tatiana Ivanovna and said:
- You clearly don't belong here. Come with me.
At first, Tatiana Ivanovna refused. She was already embarrassed and scared, and then there is also the increased interest of a stranger.
- You want to eat, the woman did not give up.
Tatiana Ivanovna nodded. She slowly rose from her knees, picked up the days, and went with an unfamiliar woman.
Peels New Life Through a couple of streets they wrapped in the courtyard and walked into the entrance. In the apartment of a stranger Tatiana Ivanovna for the first time all day relaxed. She was treated to soup and potatoes with sausages, and then served tea with candy.
- Excuse me, did I ask your name?
- Call me Svetlana Nikolaevna, the woman replied. Now, how are you doing?
Tatiana Ivanovna told everything as it is. About a small pension, about ungrateful children, about being forced to stay on the porch. At one point she burst into tears and Svetlana Nikolaevna sympathetically embraced her.
Peels - Stay with me, Tatiana Ivanovna!
- Why are you so kind to me?
- You remind me of my mother. She was also such a quiet, intelligent woman. It hurts me to look at you there, among other beggars. That's why I suggest.
Tatiana Ivanovna left her one-room apartment and moved to Svetlana Nikolaevna. The children at first resented such an act, but then the son occupied the apartment, and all the arguments subsided. No one else took a pension from Tatiana Ivanovna. And she, in turn, finally returned to the favorite activities of the elderly: knitting, cooking and leisurely reading. And with Svetlana Nikolaevna, they began to live as 2 best friends.
Peels Life Wisdom: What Does This Story Teach Us? Good will save many. Whether it is strangers in trouble or abandoned parents, there will always be those who will not be afraid or embarrassed to lend a helping hand. Thanks to such people, faith in the best will never disappear.
