Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

When I saw him, he resembled like a Kathakali artist who is putting on the make up for the next show. I thought that he will make up a good subject to photograph. While focusing on him, I understood the gravity of the situation. He is a painter appointed by the painting contractor painting my house and the white dots are caused by the paint drops fell on him while painting. I am sure that many might have gone into his eyes as well. Since painting is his job, this might be happening every day for him. How many days can his eyes withstand this onslaught. His daily wage will be around Rs.500 which is hardly around 10 US dollar. Is that sufficient to take care of his present and future needs?. These are the thoughts in my mind when I am seeing this photograph taken by me.

Today I pray for all those who are working under potentially dangerous environments and are not taken care of properly by their employers