Dear friends,
The finishing line of Sri Narendra ji, "One person's wasted food is another persons survival meal" is touching.
Elders say, "Annam - Parabrahmam" which means "Food is God".
Food is a substance, composed primarily of carbohydrates, fats, water, proteins etc. Whether it is plant food or animal food, without food there is no life. It is the religious duty of every human being to give a thought whether others in the society had any square meal to sustain. This must be the reason why "Anna Daanam" (free dispensation of food) is embedded into rituals.
When there is no food, the hunger, which is a feeling experienced when the glycogen level of liver falls below a level, is unbearable. Hunger, as we all know, is the basic instinct of living beings. Hungry is the root cause for all offenses - body or property; all crimes - civil or criminal.
Food divides people into herbivorous and carnivorous vertically. Although, the jaw bones, the denture and the digestive system are built for vegetarian food, human beings eat not only plant food but also animal food and finally became an omnivores. It is a known fact that food habits determine thinking process and knowledge levels.
While so, deprivation of food leads to malnutrition and ultimately starvation and death. It is very sad to note that worldwide, over 16,000 children die per day from hunger-related causes.
It shall be responsibility of the present generation to doctrinate the nextgen in this direction.
Regards,
Hello, Vegetarianism vs non vegetarianism debate is a long drawn out one and may not immediately help us to tide over the present food crisis.
We need to think of some immediate and practical steps which every member of this group can take.
May I suggest for adoption a personal charter in this crisis?
Do not waste food.Saving on every occasion is improtant
During festivals,observe austerity,not feast
Austerity during family events like marriages;limit guests;avoid tendency to show hospitality by pouring food on to plates
Limit visits to restaurants;during such visits,take time off to talk to restaurant managers on food wastage;individuall y we can all prepare pamphlets on facts about the food crisis and distribute to a few in such places;All blogs, e-newsletters, podcasts, group common can have a common slogan"Food is short;Lets not waste'
"If we dont hoard food , every one will have enough', "Lets not create food shortage by hoarding',
'If we buy less food, prices would fall'
'Cook enough to eat,not waste'
Facts about Food shortage
Per head availability of food articles is going down.
Climate change and diversion of land from food to cash crops reduced food production.
Millions of Indians-children,women,old persons-donot have money to buy food.High food prices making people in villagers to eat by rotation so that one member of family can be fit to earn wages for the family.
Government cannot import food as there is shortage everywhere
It is not a short term but long term problem
One person's wasted food is another persons survival meal.
Narendra2008/5/1 saurabh jain <saurabh_bmit@yahoo.com >:Hello,Recently there have been lots of news about potential food crisis in US. While so many reasons are being cited, one thing that no one puts is our non-vegetarian food habits. We seem to ignore that animal food takes up far more resources than plant food. If we recollect the concept of food chains existing in nature, we would know that the efficiency of energy transfer from one species to another is only 10%. That means animals we eat retain only 10% of what they eat, rest of the energy is consumed in daily activities like movements, digestion etc. So, if the land that is currently being used for raising food for animals is directly put to use for cultivating food grains meant for humans, food crisis is history.Infact most of us have an inner urge to be socially responsible. And in different ways we try to contribute something to the society. Looking at the above fact, the first step to become socially responsible should be to go vegetarian. And I have touched upon only economic aspect of changing food-habit. Morally, we will be more satisfied that no animal has suffered just to fulfill our appetite. Its medically proven, non- vegeterian people are more prone to various diseases such as heart disorders, osteoporosis, high blood pressure etc. Moreover, we will live by loving and respecting not only humans but also other species.So, its my earnest request contemplating more on this issue. Please reply me if there is any discrepency over the points I have put above.Finally, I would only say, that we can still live a healthy life by avoiding non-vegetarian food.Regards,Saurabh jainIT Engineer,Cognizant Technology Solutions, Kolkata
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