HUMANITY

My grandpa dissuaded us from getting on these rickshaws, as it felt cruel to have a human pull your weight. By refraining, we deprived the rickshaw-puller of his income. But there is no end to certain ethical dilemmas.

Then, came the cycle-rickshaw which was also a novelty for us. We had none of those in the metropolitan city of Bombay where we lived.

I often wondered why the seat is tilted forward, making it difficult to maintain balance. Probably, it made the cycle-rickshaw driver’s task easy.

Can we tilt the seats forward, whenever we impose our burden on less-privileged beings?

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Humanity