Dairis Navarro, the young Cuban who makes a living selling peanut cones on the streets of Matanzas, emotionally expressed her gratitude for the flood of supportive messages she received after her story spread and drew attention for her efforts to get ahead.
The young woman responded in the comments to the original post that revealed her case and confessed that she had rarely been left speechless by such a reaction.
"I already knew that people thought it was good for me to move forward, but receiving so many beautiful comments from so many people is a joy I can't explain," she expressed.
The Story of Dairis came to light after Nayrobis MY, who had seen her working on the streets of Matanzas, decided to publicly share her experience and highlight the young woman's efforts to get ahead.
The young woman sells peanut cones for 50 pesos, and those who have interacted with her have highlighted both her friendly demeanor and her willingness to earn a living through her own effort.
To all those people, Dairis responded but first she thanked God, whom she credited for the strength with which she faces each day.
She explained that her daily smile comes from feeling accompanied and blessed, and afterwards, she dedicated some special words to the woman who chose to share her story publicly.
"Thank you very much to the girl who opened her heart to post this and thus help me with my sales," she wrote.
He also expressed gratitude to everyone who took the time to send him encouragement: "Thank you from the bottom of my heart, may God bless you always, and may He multiply everything beautiful you wish me by ten."
The initial post had sparked dozens of comments praising the fact that a young woman was seeking an honest way to earn income amidst Cuba's complicated economic situation.
Some users even shared personal experiences with Dairis, including one from a client who claimed that the young woman tried to return some money that had been given to her by mistake, and later she saw her giving a cone of peanuts to a child.
Other comments highlighted their kindness, the quality of the peanuts, and their consistency in working on the streets of Matanzas.
The original post ended with a wish for them to sell all their cones, a wish that quickly spread among those who learned their story.
Dairis finally summarized the impact that all this display of affection had on her with a simple phrase: “The manicurist is happy”.
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