Monday, February 11, 2008

Not a Giving Person



Here is the draft version of the DGM image I'm drawing this V-Day. It's Allen in a girly costume.

My good mood today was destroyed when I got a letter from the local Mission Centre asking for me to donate money. I don't mind giving a little (I do have part-time jobs for a reason), but last time I donated they:

-sent me a letter of thanks with a ton of stuff praising god (god has nothing to do with me donating money to your charity. I didn't hear any voice in my head telling me to open my cheque book, grab my pen and start writing. I am an atheist, but I also think I am a decent enough person to help those in need without some divine entity prompting me to do so). The letter was so filled with the word god I couldn't read it after the first two paragraphs.

-sent me another letter within a week asking me to donate again; this time for a different event. I'm happy to do the occasional good deed, but I'm a student and I need to eat and pay rent too! After that, the letters just kept pouring in. I felt as though I've opened some sort of floodgate. Don't make me regret having donated in the first place.

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