At 79 years old, Grandpa Romeli still walks around selling bamboo curtains, his body trembling from hunger as he tries to stay on his feet.

It was almost midnight, yet for many street workers, the day is far from over. They continue roaming the roads just to earn enough for a meal—including Grandpa Romeli.

His eyes are teary, his body shaking… he feels like he might faint anytime. But if he collapses, how will he survive? On lucky days, he escapes his hunger when kind strangers offer him rice or a small snack.

Often, even after 3 weeks, not a single bamboo curtain is sold. Imagine—an elderly man with a frail body walking long distances under the scorching sun, carrying curtains bigger than his thin frame.

Grandpa Romeli refuses to go home unless he sells at least one curtain. There were times he had no money to return home for 3–5 months. He often sleeps on shop corridors. If he’s chased away, he looks for an abandoned hut to rest in.

From one bamboo curtain sold, he earns only $5—a small fortune for him, but almost nothing for most of us.

Now, his bones ache, his back is bent, but his determination never fades. He just wants a simple life—one where he can eat every day without enduring hunger.

#KindSouls, let’s help give Grandpa Romeli a more dignified life.

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