One train accident changed my life, changed my dream and changed everything I had. I suddenly got thrown off of the train rooftop. When I opened my eyes, I was in hospital with my one leg severed and the other badly damaged.
I studied till class eight. I was the happiest person among all my family members. But one accident took all my happiness away from me. Now I beg on the streets. People behave really poorly sometimes when I ask money from them. They told me, “You cut off your own leg so you could beg to people”. But what should I do with my one leg while I cannot even walk properly with my other leg. I lost my parents when I was child.
I don’t like begging, I don’t like asking money from people. I want to live with pride. I want to do some work. But who will give me work with one leg? Dhaka is a very costly city. I came to Dhaka two years ago and lived on this pavement. I made my hut with plastic and lived with other beggars. This monsoon time we get wet with rainfall every night. I dream this heavy rain could remove all my pain and give me a life with respect.-_Babli Begum ,30
