A 9-year-old boy went viral on Instagram recently after he told a passer-by the things that he was going through.

Rehan, the boy, was pictured sitting on the side of a road, showing that he was exhausted.

View this post on Instagram

EDISI KEHIDUPAN…. Setiap hari, Rehan harus bangun pagi-pagi betul agar atraksinya bisa disaksikan oleh para pekerja kantoran dan warga disekitar jalan Gatot Subroto… Bagi sebagian orang, atraksi badut jalanan yang disuguhkan Rehan dinilai ampuh untuk mengusir rasa suntuk di tengah padatnya jalan Gatot subroto. Namun, ada beberapa hal penting yang luput dari pikiran mereka. Pertunjukkan yang mereka anggap menarik itu sebetulnya dilakukan oleh anak di bawah umur, bahkan termasuk dalam kategori eksploitasi anak. Menurut pengakuan Rehan, keputusannya menjadi Badut jalanan didasari oleh motif ekonomi agar ia bisa memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari. Ibunya yang bekerja serabutan hanya mampu mengumpulkan uang untuk membayar biaya sewa kontrakan. Jika ada rejeki berlebih, uang tersebut sengaja disisihkan untuk biaya sekolahnya. “Uangnya lumayan. Bisa buat beli Nasi bungkus untuk dibawa pulang ke rumah,” tutur Rehan Agar atraksinya menarik perhatian banyak orang, Rehan memperlihatkan jogetan kecilnya. Sementara untuk urusan kostum dan kepala boneka, Rehan mengaku selalu mengganti kostumnya setiap hari. Sang penyedia kostum juga menyediakan beberapa pilihan kepala boneka yang didesain menyerupai tokoh-tokoh kartun, mulai dari Dora the Explorer, Upin dan Ipin, hingga Spongebob Squarepants. Kepala dan bajunya saya sewa. Saya tidak tahu biayanya, karena ibu yang membayar,” ungkap Rehan sembari menyeka keringat yang menetes di kelopak matanya. Setiap hari Rehan memang sengaja berangkat pagi-pagi buta, bahkan sebelum mentari pagi bersinar. Selain mengincar mobil-mobil yang terjebak macet, ia ingin menyisihkan waktu di sore hari untuk bermain bola di rumah. Lepas Sholat Isya saya biasanya langsung pulang ke rumah bersama ibu setelah ibu selesai beberes kebersihan halaman Alfamart jl. Gatot subroto kata Rehan Namun saat ditanya, apakah ia dan ibunya nyaman dengan profesi mereka saat ini, Rehan mengaku senang dapat membantu memberikan uang tambahan kepada ibunya. Kendati demikian, Rehan tidak memungkiri bahwa terkadang ia merasa lelah karena harus berjalan hingga sejauh 10 km dari rumahnya.

A post shared by KONTEN INSPIRATIF (@rhmadii__) on Aug 26, 2020 at 4:48pm PDT

It is believed that Rehan has to wake up early in the morning and walk 10 kilometers to head to the busy Jalan Gatot Subroto in South Kalimantan to work in a costumed mascot.

The boy works to entertain drivers that are stuck in traffic or office workers that are on their way to work.

In order to appeal the crowd, he needs to draw acts.

Not only that, he also changes his costumes on a daily basis to keep the acts fresh. Some of the cartoon characters that he covers are Dora the Explorer, Upin and Ipin, and Spongebob Squarepants.

As to why he decided to work as a street clown, Rehan confessed that it allows him to fulfill his daily needs, which helps him pay meals, help pay his family’s house rent, and school fees.

He said that his work helps him purchase packaged rice, which he brings home every day in order to feed their family.

The mother of Rehan is working, however, he said that the income that she has is only enough to pay the rent of their house.

Talking about the fact that he has to walk 10 kilometers each day, he said that it is tiring, but he added that it helps him support his family.

He said that he loves to see his mother happy, and helping her out does the job.

Rehan also shared that he chose to start working in dawn so he could avoid traffic jam.

The boy leaves job before night so he could play football with his friends.

Such a good kid, he deserves the best!