Today I lost my faith in humanity

Okay, this is me being my dramatic self so yeah disclaimer and all that. Don't take this so seriously. The only reason I took this seriously is because I expected more from the people involved if I am being honest.

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This is really more of me asking rhetorical questions as well as my thoughts so I am writing this as a second article for today.

The root

Let me first share where all of this started of course.

My father got a job and he needed some referrals for the application that their company uses. It is a courier app like Lalamove or Grab or LBC. But it is still fairly new so they require their employees to spread the word of its existence.

Now, few referrals are not a problem since we are a big family and he can ask for their numbers.

This worked for the next two weeks but then he told me that he needed to refer people everyday until the end of August. He already asked all family members.

I already used both phone numbers I had and I already asked my friends to help so I had no one else to refer.

That is when I got the idea to do a giveaway with the mechanics being they have to register at the app and to provide screenshots as proof.

These are the things I am giving away (550grams of yarns and a 2.00mm hook). They are a part of my personal stocks that I just received. As much as it hurts me to let go of them, I did it because I wanted to help my father.

I posted it on a crochet group I am part of in Facebook. A few hours passed but the comments were just people asking for the yarns but not reading the mechanics.

I was starting to lose hope that this will work but then the ones with proof started pouring in.

I asked for one screenshot only. Either the first one where they show that they used my father's number as referral or the screenshot of the account with their number on it.

I believed that they will do their part and not do something as low as faking it for a few yarns since I told them sincerely what I needed it for.

But alas, my trust and belief in them shattered.

The fruit

There are kind people who took pity on my and decided to help me out. They would even ask for their friends number just so they can have more chances of winning as well as more referrals for my father.

But there are those who took the screenshot of the one before registering but never registered. They did it with multiple number but not one was registered in the system.

How did I know?

My father checked all the screenshots I sent him. He was so happy to see how many people registered with his number that I did not mind that I will lose some yarns by the end of the month.

But his eyes when he told me about the people who were not registered are so sad. I felt betrayed by the people I thought I could trust.

In that group we call each other family and the repeated phrase all the time is "to help each other".

So I did not expect such act from them. I did not think that they would stoop so low that they would get my hopes up only to be slapped by their cruelty.

I was even thinking of adding more yarns to give away so that more people can have some but after what happened, I really could not find it in me.

I want to leave the group but I still need to fulfill my promise to giveaway these yarns at the end of August.

I lost my faith in them

But I refuse to forget about the kind people who truly helped me out. They did not need the yarns because they can buy their own but they still decided to register because I asked for their help.

I lost my faith in humanity because of the dishonest acts some of them committed. But it was restored by the kindness of others.

Much as I want to just be bitter about what happened. I am much happier to think that even if there were some who will stoop so low, there are still people who wish to help.

There may be people who only think of themselves but there will always be more people who truly cares for others as well.

Closing words

I really needed to get this out of my system because I would not be able to sleep otherwise. I do not know if I will add more yarns to give away or not. But I know that I appreciate the people who helped me help my father. And I wish to still be able to give to them despite the bad experiences I had with some members. I will probably just list the names and not include them in future giveaways.

That may be petty but I think it is justified. I refuse to give to people who have no integrity to earn their keep. They only want to benefit but not bother in helping someone else.

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