What do you and me have in common? It's not a difficult question to answer. Like, I can guess that you like food - who doesn't? And I don't think we appreciate our meals as much as we should. Do you wake up in the morning and are thankful for a bowl of cereal or are you groaning because you can't make up your mind? What should it be today - Honey Monster Puffs or Coco Pops?
That's the biggest struggle we have to deal with in the morning, unlike others who work so hard just to find a small amount of food to feed their family to last the whole day, not knowing when their next meal will be. They go days without eating, as long as they get enough for their kids, who will then then need to go out and risk their lives to get a small handful of coins to support their family.
I bet as soon as your kids come home from six hours of intense learning they dump all their grubby school uniform and hefty school bags at the door, jump on the recently cleaned sofa and watch the same squeaky-voice adult unpacking children's toys for views, whilst shouting across the room, "What's for dinner?". At this point, all adults are still undecided and will probably go for pasta for the third time this week.
But do we ever just stop and think how little effort we have to put in to be happy and full?
If everyone around the world put just a little effort to stop world hunger, it could all be over in less than five years. Then there would be no heartbreaking adverts (that we all avoid watching when they come on our big TVs, avoiding eye contact across the screen with the starved, innocent child held tightly by its mother). We then all try and forget what we just watched and go enjoy our big meal around our big table. It's gone in seconds, and we're already waiting for our next meal.
We're like giant vacuum cleaners. We eat when it's time, and the same for the next meal. We just expect it to be there ready for us. You don't even need to lift a finger unless dialling your local Chinese restaurant for an easy takeaway.
Just think about how easy it could be if we were to be less greedy and share things we don't want or need. we all need the same things in life. It's just better if we share.
That's the biggest struggle we have to deal with in the morning, unlike others who work so hard just to find a small amount of food to feed their family to last the whole day, not knowing when their next meal will be. They go days without eating, as long as they get enough for their kids, who will then then need to go out and risk their lives to get a small handful of coins to support their family.
I bet as soon as your kids come home from six hours of intense learning they dump all their grubby school uniform and hefty school bags at the door, jump on the recently cleaned sofa and watch the same squeaky-voice adult unpacking children's toys for views, whilst shouting across the room, "What's for dinner?". At this point, all adults are still undecided and will probably go for pasta for the third time this week.
But do we ever just stop and think how little effort we have to put in to be happy and full?
If everyone around the world put just a little effort to stop world hunger, it could all be over in less than five years. Then there would be no heartbreaking adverts (that we all avoid watching when they come on our big TVs, avoiding eye contact across the screen with the starved, innocent child held tightly by its mother). We then all try and forget what we just watched and go enjoy our big meal around our big table. It's gone in seconds, and we're already waiting for our next meal.
We're like giant vacuum cleaners. We eat when it's time, and the same for the next meal. We just expect it to be there ready for us. You don't even need to lift a finger unless dialling your local Chinese restaurant for an easy takeaway.
Just think about how easy it could be if we were to be less greedy and share things we don't want or need. we all need the same things in life. It's just better if we share.
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