You always have to help others to be blessed. This goal will be to continue my altruistic worship. In March, a basket of basic grocery items -- including eggs, milk and fruit -- cost 772,614 bolivares, or close to sixt times the monthly minimum wage, according to the Venezuela-based Center of Social Analysis and Documentation, or CENDAS in the Spanish acronym. Food shortages and soaring prices have led to troubling results. Last year, the average Venezuelan living in extreme poverty lost about 19 pounds due to the lack of food.