Helping out
Feb. 2nd, 2010 07:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sereneSo I was talking to an old friend (years; I don't know how many -- maybe ten?) who never complains. I mean, I've never seen her complain, and she always says everything happens for a reason. One of those cheerful sorts. Recently she's been super-supportive of me, and she seemed down, so I asked her what was up. Turns out she's completely destitute, has an out-of-work partner, is struggling to find vegetarian foods in their food-pantry haul, and is about to lose her home. !!!
I, wanting of course to help, but not knowing how I could possibly put a dent in a mortgage payment, asked how much to pay the mortgage for one month to give her a chance to breathe.
$300.
I forgot that not everyone has multiple-thousand-dollar mortgages where they live. Holy crap, *I* have $300. I mean, not to spare, exactly, but if I had to, I could pay all my bills this month and pay her mortgage, and buy her some food, and that would just about tap me out, but I'm in no danger of losing my house or anything. So I sent her $400, and I'm posting a paypal button in case anyone has some goodwill money available and would be able/willing/happy to help out. No obligation, no pressure, etc. Things are tough all over and I know that.
I, wanting of course to help, but not knowing how I could possibly put a dent in a mortgage payment, asked how much to pay the mortgage for one month to give her a chance to breathe.
$300.
I forgot that not everyone has multiple-thousand-dollar mortgages where they live. Holy crap, *I* have $300. I mean, not to spare, exactly, but if I had to, I could pay all my bills this month and pay her mortgage, and buy her some food, and that would just about tap me out, but I'm in no danger of losing my house or anything. So I sent her $400, and I'm posting a paypal button in case anyone has some goodwill money available and would be able/willing/happy to help out. No obligation, no pressure, etc. Things are tough all over and I know that.