Should we give no matter what?

We were driving along Recto St. and when the car pulled to a stop a group of native people dressed in a dirty old clothes approached us and each and every cars on the street to asked for alms. With them were little children and sometimes infants. I didn't know how they survived the heat of the sun. I was always hesitant if I met these people. Should I give them some penny or not? The question kept battling on my mind.
The Parish Priest had said in one of his sermon, " We must help other people especially the least of our brothers and sisters because it can make the Lord happy." While I was reminiscing my childhood days, I remembered my mother telling me to be helpful all the time. My grade school teachers too stressed that being generous was one of God's virtue therefore we should follow. But for government authorities, giving alms to beggars on streets is a "no" "no". Because it can result to more traffic and possible accidents. Therefore, beggars and the one who give will be arrested.
But, supposedly we are allowed to give them alms. How would we know the money we gave them will be used in the right way. I've heard a lot of story about beggars who just asked for the sake of their vices. Some used it to buy alcohol, some for drugs, some for gambling. We can never tell. But whether they used it in the right way or not, do we have the right to ignore them in the eyes of our God? Do we need to know the reason behind their begging before we decide to give or not to give them? What do you think?


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Classifying people

How would you classify a person from the rest of the world? Is it through his color, race, religion, fashion, achievements, financial status or his educational attainment? In our modern world today, we can not deny the fact that we are so concern with the way other people think about us. When in fact, we shouldn't if we just do the right things in life.

My two daughters are into a private school. But whether private or not it is not my concern. What's important for me is the way the children behaves when they are out of school and how they deal with other kids around.

I just notice some students who believe that going into an exclusive and private schools is an "in". So that if you study in a public and not so known school you are "out of style and class". Perhaps, this is true. While some others are hanging on a tiny rope of hope, taking each day as a chance to survive, others are blessed with everything they needed. This is not wrong because born from a well to do family isn't a mistake of some kids. The problem today is that whether they have learn the basics of life and how they deal with other people. I believe that children are sent to school to learn how to be ready to face the world, especially in this progressive and changing world. But I also believe that what's important is the way they deal with other people. But why are some others tend to be arrogant and rude while wearing a uniform of a religious and exclusive school. Is it just a front? While some desires to wear at least a new pair of uniform, here's the arrogant one bullying a classmate, drinking alcohol, taking drugs, insulting a child from a public school while wearing his university ID and uniform.
So that it makes me wonder? Is it necessary to classify the people around us and treat them according to their classification or are we just going to treat them fairly no matter what his position in life? For me, what is important is the heart of the person. It is useless for an educated man if he owns the world but got a bad attitude. For it is not the University name that matters, but the virtue the University teaches the child.