What if a stranger approaches you and asks for (financial)help? What if he is a young boy… hardly 10-12 yrs of age? What if he looks genuine and the story they tell u makes you realize that you can really help this person? What if he sounds really genuine and speaks to you with really good english? What if he explains his problems clearly and says he needs the money for paying his fees?

2 days ago a boy approached me when I was heading back home. I heard the kids story and frankly it sounded genuine… My mind had just one question running through it “What if he is conning me?”. I guess I weighed my options and gave him some money(It wasn’t the full amount but was much higher than anything I would dish out to a stranger). All the way back I kept pondering if I was just conned or if I should hv given him the entire amount(even if it was many times how much I gave him).

The boy had told me that if I give him the entire amount he would return half the amount the very next day and show me a receipt that he had paid it…

Today when I went to office Shruthi told me that she and Anant had given the boy the money… What surprised me even more was that the boy approached them when they were leaving for home saying that I had given him money.

The boy has not show up still… We are not concerned for the money but more that we might find it hard to trust someone later… someone in genuine need of money.