Someone rightly said 'If you have a family that loves you, a few good friends, food on your table and a roof over your head, you are richer than you think.'
This is true for a few lucky folks who are having a snack or coffee while they're busy checking office e-mails on the phone, chatting on social media, travelling in cars.
But there are many people who have to think every time before they buy something. Who are not as fortunate to eat what they want, when they want. Many of us still go every single day thinking how we will survive the coming day.
Today is World Food Day. Most of us will see an image for hunger related issues, like it and maybe share it with friends. But that's as far as the effort will go. You see, there are meetings to attend, dinner reservations to make, household chores to do.
I believe days like this are important to bring awareness and make people understand the value of food. Only a handful of us pause to be grateful about having food on our plates every day. Or murmur a silent prayer before each meal.
Food is something so simple, yet so beautiful. And only a small percentage of the world population is blessed to enter any store or restaurant and pick food items of their liking.
Although I do make a conscious effort to help, volunteer, and contribute in my own ways to society, it's days like these that make me realize I can do a lot more to help a child or a family.
Do your bit. If not for giving back to the society, then at least making a difference in another person's life. You have the means to make a change. All you need to do is one small act of kindness. It will bring a smile on someone's face, help a child get a good night's sleep, have a parent breathe a sigh of relief.
This is true for a few lucky folks who are having a snack or coffee while they're busy checking office e-mails on the phone, chatting on social media, travelling in cars.
But there are many people who have to think every time before they buy something. Who are not as fortunate to eat what they want, when they want. Many of us still go every single day thinking how we will survive the coming day.
Today is World Food Day. Most of us will see an image for hunger related issues, like it and maybe share it with friends. But that's as far as the effort will go. You see, there are meetings to attend, dinner reservations to make, household chores to do.
I believe days like this are important to bring awareness and make people understand the value of food. Only a handful of us pause to be grateful about having food on our plates every day. Or murmur a silent prayer before each meal.
Food is something so simple, yet so beautiful. And only a small percentage of the world population is blessed to enter any store or restaurant and pick food items of their liking.
I can't even begin to fathom what it must be like for people who struggle for simple things everyday. To make ends meet and provide for families. To survive on one meal a day.
Although I do make a conscious effort to help, volunteer, and contribute in my own ways to society, it's days like these that make me realize I can do a lot more to help a child or a family.
Do your bit. If not for giving back to the society, then at least making a difference in another person's life. You have the means to make a change. All you need to do is one small act of kindness. It will bring a smile on someone's face, help a child get a good night's sleep, have a parent breathe a sigh of relief.
