Familiar faces on the sidewalk and a handful of sweaty struggles

When you look at the busy streets or crowded intersections of our city, you see many familiar faces whose lives are another name for daily struggles. Just as can be seen in these pictures. An elderly vendor sits on one side of the sidewalk with a stall. Ripe and unripe bananas are arranged in rows in front. A little further away, another small shop is busy handling customers. Amidst the noise and dust around, a difficult livelihood is hidden.

From morning to night, these people sit on the streets, ignoring the sun and rain, for the sake of their stomachs. Sometimes the sales are good, and sometimes the whole day is spent with a small income. Their tireless efforts, in the hope of a little betterment or to feed their families, truly deserve deep respect. In the crowd of great successes of society, the contributions and sacrifices of these ordinary people often remain in the background. Yet, the survival of their entire families depends on their sweaty labor.

When we shop comfortably at shopping malls or modern stores, we rarely remember these hardworking people. Yet, a little sympathy and cooperation from us can bring a smile to their dirty faces. Shopping from these small traders on the sidewalk makes their way of earning a living a little easier. Let us respect these hardworking people and stand by them as much as we can. Because their honesty and hard work have kept our society alive.