International Solidarity Day: small daily actions with which to promote this value
The solidarity It is one of the values that really make us human. That quality that makes us empathize with those who have a more difficult situation than ours and help them out of this pit is a skill that really deserves our praise. For this reason, every August 31st, the International Day of Solidarity to remind us the importance of this value.
There are those who think that solidarity requires great acts in order to promote it. However, nothing is further from reality, this value can be reinforced with small gestures that can make the world daily a little better place and start from your immediate surroundings. A work that every day will cause solidarity to spread.
Small acts to promote solidarity
As we have already said, solidarity does not have to translate into great actions that change the world immediately. Every day we can make people who are worse in our environment are benefited by these acts that although a priori may seem very small, they can be a great change in their lives.
- Donate blood and marrow. You do not have to have a great fortune to be supportive, you can help with what you have. Donating blood and marrow are good examples of this as it allows other people to overcome numerous health problems thanks to the transfusions of this fluid. A good opportunity to give without receiving anything in return and that someone somewhere on the map will be thanking you without even knowing your name.
- Volunteering. Another activity that does not require the disbursement of any amount of money to be made. There are more people than you think that require your help, from elderly people who spend their days alone in residences to children in hospitals waiting for someone to play with. All of them only require some time to be able to change their sadness for laughter for a moment thanks to your volunteer work.
- Donate what you do not wear. Admittedly, sometimes we live with more clothes than really necessary and taking a quick look at our wardrobe we will see items that have not been used for a long time and that we do not have in mind to use again. Donating this wardrobe that we no longer wear is without a doubt the best way to guarantee that someone in a bad situation can find some clothes to wear when needed.
- Give up your seat in the subway or bus. There are certain times of the day when public transport is full of people and not everyone is lucky to find a seat, sometimes these people are elderly or people with health problems and even pregnant women who have to stand up. Cedeles your seat so they can make the journey in a comfortable way, sure you are happy with your trip.
- Collaborate with some cause. There are many organizations that seek to make the world a better place and change it from the ground up so that those less favored places can be helped by these organizations. However, it is not a cheap labor: you have to buy food, build things, acquire materials. * Help these groups in their humanitarian work with small donations.
- Attending an accident. If you have had the misfortune to see an accident where a person has been seriously injured, it is an obligation to notify the health authorities of this event and request an ambulance. While this assistance arrives, you can ask the specialists how to help to try to contribute your small grain of sand. Saving lives is within reach of a phone call.
- Help cross the street. There are people to cross the street are a challenge very difficult to overcome: the elderly, the blind, people with little mobility. If you observe some of these cases, offer them your help so that together with you they can reach the other sidewalk without any kind of problem.
- Small cleaning shakes. Keeping the city clean is a task in which, unfortunately, not everyone collaborates. You and yours can spend a day off to help make your place of residence look great. In the same way helping in the maintenance of the field areas is also a great help.
Damián Montero
