Dabullz
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Message #173574 posted by Dabullz (Info) March 24, 2008 13:36:05 ET
In Reply to: Re: happy easter posted by bum (Info) March 24, 2008 11:58:24 ET
I don't mean to be hard-headed, bum, my focus, as far as what I give my
time/money/energy towards has been directed towards humanity, whether it
be mentoring inner city youths in my twenties or finding ways to impact the
lives of Kenyans in a small or substantive way nowadays.
I have seen hunger with my eyes, witnessed the despair and desperation that
parents deal with being unable to provide for their children. Hearing about it
and seeing it are very, very different. My first time in Kibera I was broken by
3 huge stomach punch moments. First, the poverty - its devastating to see
hungry children milling around garbage piles filled with not only trash but
feces. Second is hope - seeing a literal army of mostly, don't mean to be
political or religious here, but its simply a fact, christian folks serving the
hungry/broken/hurting. Third is the power of a single dollar. I could feed 3
children for a day for 3 dollars or I could spend an extra 3 dollars on a free
range chicken? Easy choice for me.
http://www.satellite-
sightseer.com/id/11552/Kenya//Nairobi/Kibera__worlds_largest_slum
Sorry for the broken link - copy and paste will work - but that is Kibera. One
million folks live there in conditions that aren't really different than the
chickens you mention. To the north of the slum, you will see a golf course -
put a "factory farm" or 2 on that land and thousands of children a year would
avoid one of the most painful, dreadful deaths imaginable - the slow descent
of starvation.
http://www.allroadsleadtokibera.com/ - a video should pop when you open
this link. It should give you a general idea of the conditions up close.
In reference to your question regarding my diet, I do very much watch what I
eat and actually eat very little meat. I have Christian friends who "religiously"
(yuk yuk) follow what is called the "Garden of Eden" diet on the premise that
Adam and Eve ate only veggies/nuts/plants. Most of the food they eat is raw
-I think they cook only 15% of the food they eat. The one gentlemen was
someone who I played basketball with regularly and now is 50+ and looks like
he is in his late thirties. Great shape and I am sure his heart health is great.
I promise I will give it some thought, talk to my wife who is essentially a
vegetarian until I start the BBQ and slap some pork on it. Then she turns into
a starving cave woman ravishing every last morsel on every last rib!
What I most appreciate about you, Bum, over the years, is your obvious drive,
how you truly "go after" what you believe in. Very powerful, very rare, and
very much in need in the realm of human misery.
Real quick on the veggie cost issue - factory farms are what they are so
farmers can have many animals in a small location. Around here, they then
use/lease the remaining land for the growth of veggies. Land would get
swallowed up if the animals were to roam as the opponents of factory farms
would desire. Hence the price pressure of diminished land supply - already a
reality due to the absurd notion of using food for fuel as is happening in the
corn belt around here.
DB
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