“I have never had another dress besides this old and torn one”

(Barbare, 6-year-old): “I have never had another dress besides this old and torn one. My mom doesn’t have money, so I don’t ask her to buy me a new dress. Look at this old dress I’m wearing, it’s torn. People usually throw away such dresses in the trash. I dream of being a princess, but where have you ever seen a princess in such an old dress? Even Cinderella didn’t wear such an old dress. Yesterday I dreamed that I was wearing a purple dress. Exactly the kind I dream of. I was so, so happy. But then I woke up and the only dress I saw was this one that I’m wearing now. I still dream of beautiful dresses. If my dream doesn’t come true, maybe I’ll see it in my sleep. 

Friends, only you can turn the sadness in these children’s eyes into joy. They don’t dream of expensive things. Every child in the world deserves to get a new toy at least once.

(Purpose: Barbare Berdzenishvili)