Talent Deserves Respect, Not Pity

Outside a crowded subway station, a fashionable couple was arguing about dinner plans when

a disabled street musician slowly rolled toward them in a wheelchair and softly said,

“Excuse me, I’m sorry, but could you spare a little help? I haven’t eaten

today.” The girlfriend laughed cruelly and said, “Wow, now beggars come

with instruments? Don’t embarrass us, go perform somewhere else,” while the

boyfriend felt uneasy but didn’t respond yet. Suddenly, a police officer

shouted from behind, “Sir, stop!” The musician panicked, dropped his violin,

and began to cry, explaining that he was once a music teacher, lost the use of