There's a cynicism setting in about donations to the Earthquake Funds. People being harassed at every corner to donate, the social pressure caused by being asked to contribute every ten minutes in public places, it's getting to most people. A teacher in one of my classes actually asked everyone to elaborate on what they were doing to help the relief effort. It's a good thing he didn't ask each one of us individually because we may have had a bit of a situation in our hands, being insanely private about things that I don't think are anyone else's concern, i.e. how many times I've fasted, prayed, how much I've donated and so on. People keep invading classrooms to collect donations and in that sort of situation, you feel like a pile of crap if you don't contribute and yet don't want everyone to know the size of your contribution. An awkward moment passes where everyone looks at one another to assuage the general reaction, and then starts digging in to donate what meagre amount they have left after being accosted several times already by eager volunteers. Enough, already, leave a donation box out and stop harassing everyone to contribute when, for all you know, they probably already have.