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I don't know what to call this, and I don't know how to express myself without offending or hurting someone, but one thing is clear to me: please, DO NOT ASK ME TO DONATE MONEY. I have received messages that I initially read and found painful to read, from people telling me about their suffering in Gaza (which I deeply empathize with), and begging for donations. Little by little I began to stop reading them and preferred not to answer (because honestly, I know that words of encouragement are not going to help their situations. Much less making false promises to donate, when I don't have the money to do so). Frankly, I feel horrible writing this (I feel very angry towards myself, and a huge heaviness in my chest, because I may not have gone through a war but I do know what it is like to suffer hunger, cold and other difficulties and not be able to do anything about it), but I am a university student who lives with the bare minimum in Argentina. I still live with my parents, because I don't even have enough to live on my own, and what I earn goes directly to the electricity and water bills, and to my transportation expenses (I travel by bus every day. Two buses to the university, two back). So I sincerely apologize to everyone who sent me messages asking for help, but I can't donate money. Any post about a fundraising campaign that I see, I will immediately share it. That's what I can do. Once again, I apologize for not having the means to do more.