Everyone lives by selling something.

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.