I am fasting for Horn of Africa Week
Fight the Famine
This is what the sticker says. It
is the sticker that I received this morning and that I am proudly wearing as a
badge of both courage and strength, a constant reminder that my going 24 hours
without food is not in vain.
I believe in the cause but it was hard for me,
a person that loves food and eats at very regular meal times, to make such a
commitment. The truth is that I can get extremely cranky when I am hungry. I
have been known to be downright hateful when I have skipped meals in the past (this
was not voluntarily). Sometimes I wonder if I am the only person that must eat
very regular meals or if there are others out there can sympathize with me.
Anyone?
However, back to the important part
of this post. The cause for the fast is an extremely worthy one. The more
people that sign up to fast, the more money campus organizations pledge to
donate to relief for the Horn of Africa famine. This famine is a major problem
that we can overlook, as many of us are more likely to have the problem of overeating
instead of not having enough food to eat. This fast is just one way to remind
myself how lucky I am to have sufficient food. Click here
to read more about the famine, and I challenge you to fast, donate to the
cause, or just think about how thankful you are to have food.
P.S. I find it sort of ironic that my first food blog post
(of which I have debated about the topic for a week) is actually about not eating.
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