Something else besides the government and our king and all of the other issues I blog about lately: my family's overconsumption and world hunger. My wife's not crazy about the dishes, and strangely enough I find them very relaxing to do; my little Zen activity every night. I have noticed over the last few days how much food we make and how much ends up getting noticed and I guess finally this week it really really started to bother me. I can't stop thinking about how the little bit of rice that I threw down the disposal could mean the difference between life and death for someone, especially some children in other countries, and it depresses me.
I want to find some way to address the issue without having to rely on an organization like the UN, which I view as too tied up in its own bureaucracy to do a lot of good. Does anyone have any suggestions? I was looking at OXFAM, but are there other good reputable charities that are tackling world hunger I can deal with? In the meantime I'm going to work on reducing our own consumption in my family and try to not waste so much food. It feels...obscene to waste any.
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