It has been said that everyone lived by selling something. In the light of
This statement, teachers live by selling knowledge , philosophers by
Selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort thought it may be
Possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money
It is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the service which
People perform for us . There are times when we would willingly give
Everything we possess so save our lives yet we might grudge paying a
Surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service the condition
Of society are such that skills have to be paid for in 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 beggars almost sell
Themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers by but real tramps
Are not beggars 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 possessions make it possible
From him to move from place to place with ease by having to sleep
In the open he gests for closer to the world of nature than most of us ever
Do he may hunt , beg or steal occasionally to keep himself alive he may
Even in times of real need do a little work but he will never sacrifice his
Freedom we often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same