Category: Ethnic Stories

AHMED AND HAMID

 Ahmed and Hamid were both beggars at several traffic lights in Sydney. Ahmed drove a Mercedes, lived in a mortgage-free house and had a lot of money to spend. Hamid only brought in 2 to 3 dollars a day. One day Hamid asked Ahmed how he managed to bring home a suitcase full of $10 notes every day. Ahmed said:

“Look at your sign. It says, ‘I have no work, a wife and six kids to support’. Aussies who see that do not feel as if they accomplish anything by giving you money. You will still have no job and a large family, whether they give you money or not! Now look at my sign!”

So Hamid looked and Ahmed's sign read:

“I only need another $100 to move back to Lebanon!” 

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