Saturday, April 24, 2010

30 hour famine; how lucky we are

So I've decided to try doing the 30 hour famine. (not eating for 30 hours).
30 hour famine is to experience and be reminded how many are like around the world that are "less fortunate" than us. 
I was only experiencing with it for this year. Next year, I might raise some money to help.
Within those 30 hours, of course I was hungry. Did I have a choice? Yes, but I was choosing to be hungry. Keyword: CHOOSING. The hunger i've experienced within those 30 hours is much different compared to those around the world. They starve to death. We cannot say that we "starve" to death, because we have food and can eat anytime. While others do not have a choice on what they eat and when they eat.

STARVE
weaken or die because of hunger: to weaken or die through lack of food, or cause somebody to do this.

^Are we... WEAKEN or DYING because of lack of food? No. I see food everywhere. Therefore we cannot say we are starving; that is a lie.

Here are some clips:







Experiencing the 30 hour famine while also learning new things from my friend's church made me realize that we're luckier than we think we are. Richer than we think we are too.
Learned in friend's church:
-are we filthy rich, average, or poor? --> we're filthy rich to be able to live with the things we have now.
-children die every 3 (or 7 according to the video) seconds
and some other things.

I encourage you to give it a try if you haven't already. You may learn something new.

What can you do
on an empty stomach?

2 comments:

  1. 30 hour famine! yeahyeah!!

    It's a good experience, because we can choose to be hungry, but other ppl....don't have a choice.
    So go! Do it next year too! Be a light in a world shrowded in darkness. Proud of you!

    Jeffrey Lo
    Peace Love Respect

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