West is going East or is it just the economy?

Yesterday as I got on the subway I noticed a vendor. So what's so special about a vendor? You might ask! This vendor was about 7 years old. Here is his sales pitch, “Hello everyone, I am selling candy. I am not selling candy for a school project or anything. I am selling it so I can make some money and stay out of trouble. Each candy is a dollar. It would be a great help if you would buy candy from me. Any kind of donations is welcome too."

This set me thinking this kid is 7 years old! Is he smart enough to think of the whole idea of buying candy and selling it to the people in subway? While it is possible, I doubt it is the truth! I am afraid there is a family member or someone older involved. I have seen people bring their kids to sing or play music instruments at subway stations. I have also seen people bringing little kids to dance in the train and then ask for donations.

It is easy to think, “Oh! Poor kid let me give him a dollar.” Or “Wow! That kid is so talented! I should give a dollar and support him/her.”

But last night seeing this kid selling candies got me thinking. In India there is a full-blown business of having kids sell stuff in the trains or having them beg. These businesses are run by under world Dons who go to the extent of kidnapping little children and damaging their body parts to get the sympathy card.

I can't help but wonder if this kid selling candy in the subway of NY is a beginning of a road that might be as scary as it is in the East? Or is it just a by-product of a poor Economy!

Family or not a child was out there trying to get a living rather then being a child and that to me is a red flag for this society.

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[violin lesson]

In which company candy you sale like mayfear,kidco etc?