World Food Day
World Food Day is October 16.
A project in New York City called Yoga for Life is doing its part to fight global famine, which affects 800 million people worldwide, and right now is raising funds to spread awareness of World Food Day, which is sponsored by the World Food Programme. In a small clip in my Natural Health magazine, it says, "$50 might buy a tank of gas in America, in Bolivia it would provide school meals for two children for 100 days". Wow.
This really made me stop and think. That, together with the Nutrition Action Newsletter I got yesterday that makes a really strong case for eating vegan. I'm a little bummed out at all the disparity, and yet I also feel glad (and guilty that I feel glad) that I'm one of the lucky ones. We all feel the same way, I guess, but most of us don't admit it. There's a lot of denial going on.
I feel crappy today and I have yoga this afternoon. I'm going to go, because I'm sure I'll feel better afterward, but I can't muster up any enthusiasm.
A project in New York City called Yoga for Life is doing its part to fight global famine, which affects 800 million people worldwide, and right now is raising funds to spread awareness of World Food Day, which is sponsored by the World Food Programme. In a small clip in my Natural Health magazine, it says, "$50 might buy a tank of gas in America, in Bolivia it would provide school meals for two children for 100 days". Wow.
This really made me stop and think. That, together with the Nutrition Action Newsletter I got yesterday that makes a really strong case for eating vegan. I'm a little bummed out at all the disparity, and yet I also feel glad (and guilty that I feel glad) that I'm one of the lucky ones. We all feel the same way, I guess, but most of us don't admit it. There's a lot of denial going on.
I feel crappy today and I have yoga this afternoon. I'm going to go, because I'm sure I'll feel better afterward, but I can't muster up any enthusiasm.
posted by Pirate at 12:07 p.m.
7 Comments:
Think of how much better the world might be if we, instead of maximizing profits, took only what we needed to live reasonably and spent the rest making sure everyone had housing, food, education and healthcare. The budgetting is completely doable across the entire population. The only thing stopping us is us.
I totally know what you mean about the workout I have such a tough time getting motivated on days like that. Always feel better at the end though. Couple of deep breaths and run out the door helps ;-)
Hi Pirate --
How was your Talk Like a Pirate Day? Yarrrrr.
Blogger reports that comments have been fixed so "real" Blogger users can comment on Blogger Beta blogs and vice versa. If my comment appears on your blog, half of this works. Would you be a kind soul and please try again on mine? Thanks!
Yes, jdt. You are so right. And I know it's only us stopping us. It does feel overwhelming, though, don't you think?
Blogdog ... things seem to be working at your end again. I left a comment on your post.
It is definately much easier to say than to do. I know there have been times when I could do more. I guess I always get bogged down in the reasons why not to do it. Corrupt agencies, will it get to the right people, or even on a more day to day note "He'll just use it to buy alcohol or cigarettes." As with many things in life there are plenty of valid reasons not to do it, maybe as a culture we could come to understand that we only need one good reason to do it - because it's the right thing.
I guess MY first step is to print this out, put it on my mirror and motivate myself :-).
P.S. Thanks blogdog, I've had an undeniable need to see a yarr or an arrgh on pirate's blog or comments for a while now.
Thanks for the comment, Pirate. At least that part of Blogger has been fixed. Photos still don't work for anything, though.
jdt: Yarr welcome, matey! Yo ho ho!
Blogger comments somehow reset themselves on my blog, too, so ONLY 'blogger' bloggers could post! I had to go in and reset. That doesn't help..
Good post. Makes you think, doesn't it? It's hard to find a happy medium between appreciating what we've got and feeling guilty about it all. I was born with a sense of guilt for being here, and I can so easily slip into that when I read things like this.
I remember when I first took my Sannyas vow with Osho, one of his devotees blasted me once for asking if our household could buy recycled toilet paper! I was so shocked and disgusted, but I finally understood something about the nature of my guilt and self-denial, even though I've never felt ok about what she said. Fine line to tread. The wrong people feel guilty, usually!
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