I live an almost perfect life surrounded by people I love. I have a bed, I have enough food to fill up my stomach and I have a home. My life is embellished with unforgettable moments, in brief I am happy. Many people are in the same situation as I am, but access to potable water and food is not a matter of course for all human beings.
There are millions of men, women and children around the world living in poverty. Millions of refugees and many more people in want of actual necessities such as clean water. According to Food and Agriculture Organization close to 15% of the world population, 923 million people were undernourished in 2007. Isn’t this strange considering we already produce enough food to feed all these mouths? The world is unfair and we better cope with this problem as soon as possible! It is our common mission.
I wish we could reform the world over one night. See that every person get a roof over their head, enough to eat and access to clean water in the near future. Unfortunately it seems a long way to go even in my dreams but it is possible! It is each man's duty to take their responsibility. No one can do everything but everyone can do something. Charity does not necessarily mean donating large sums of money, even a small sum is a great help. We can also help quite easy by choose ecological, local produced and fair trade products and food. And not at least we can reduce our consumption. None of this changes lives like mine dramatically but hopefully it improves someone else’s. We can help, without give up what we have. Let us cooperate.
This came to my mind when I watched Annie Leonard’s presentation, The Story of Stuff. It made my dream of world peace develop. Even thought her message is not a pioneer, she points out how easy we can be helpful in the struggle for a better and fairer society. I hope we will succeed!
