Elena del Rivero is only nine years old, but has made a decision that is not surprising in itself, but taking into account the consumer trend that prevails today.
In the year in which he has taken communion, he indicated to his relatives and friends his wish that he did not want material gifts, but all could allocate the money they were going to invest to a donation to research cancer in young women. The little girl has seen how her mother overcame a cancer, so it is understood how to be so detached from the material, yet I see a good educational work in values by her family, which parents attribute in part to the public school to who attends
The point is that it has finally managed to deliver 2240 euros to the Institute of Health Research Incliva of Valencia, and the initiative had itself. The gift is not only that money of great value because it is accompanied by an act of generosity, but the behavioral model that Elena She has shown her friends, classmates, teachers, and in general all the people around her.
So while in some places, the families of the children they receive organize what they become quasi public exhibitions with those present, Elena has given an example of commitment In these moments that medical research sees how the funds allocated to it decrease.
Will Elena's performance set a precedent? Would it be convenient for children to learn to part with their material goods in favor of others?
