Unfortunate

a boy in his teens rang the doorbell today asking for food. normally, i'd ignore these kids without second thought, coz mostly they're the ones that ask for money that they'd spend on drugs. but this time, the boy was asking for food instead of money, so i really had to see for myself. i gave him a bag of banana chips, a can of vienna sausage, and noodles. on further investigation, the boy came from manapla (50 km from where i live), he was sent here to buy medicine for his mother who has lung cancer that has distant metastasis. he lost his wallet along the way, and is now unable to buy the medicine, let alone food for himself. it was really tragic. after i gave him the food, he left and i was left thinking how he'll even be able to get back to his mother.