It has been said that everyone lives by selling
something. In the light of the statement, teachers live by selling knowledge,
philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual skills have to
be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop. Everyone has
something to sell.
Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general
rule. A tramp is a person with no fixed home or occupation and he always
wanders from place to place. Beggars almost sell themselves as human beings to
arouse the pity of passers-by. But real tramps are not bggars. They have
nothing to sell and require nothing from others. In seeking independence, they
do not sacrifice their human dignity.
A tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask
you to feel sorry for him. He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads
and is fully aware of the consequences. He may never be sure where the next
meal is coming from, but he is free from the thousands of anxieties which
afflict other people. His few material possessins make it possible for him to
move from place to place with ease.
By having to sleep in the open sky he gets far
closer to the world of nature than most of us ever do. He may hunt, beg, or
steal occasionally to keep him free. We often speak of tramps with contempt and
put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that
we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care.
Tramps seem to be different from all other people
who earn their living because they have nothing to sell and require nothing
from others. Tramps are different from beggars because beggars ask for pity to
others but tramps do not sacrifice their human dignity.
Tramps can move from place to place with eace
because they do not have many things to carry. A tramp depends upon his few
material possessions to keep himself alive. Some of us may feel a little
envious of trams for their simple way
of life and their freedom from care.
Tramps are the persons who have no fixed home or
occupation. They just wander from one place ot another. They are free from the
anxiety and all sorts of worry. They sleep under the open sky which is very
close to the nature. But, we often put
them in the same class as beggars which we should not do any more.