He couldn't imagine another starting point. Everything was messed up if one actually assumed that God created enough for everyone. The perception of scarcity makes sense because capitalism is also rooted firmly in mimetic desire. John's account of the miracle of fish and loaves is unique in that it is a little child who brings forward the fish and loaves, not the disciples. The child shows the kind of faith that ushers in God's kingdom of abundance.
Children often teach adults how to have such faith.
We haven't prayed yet. Several minutes later, a rather disheveled looking stranger approached their table. He had seen them pray and came over to ask for something to eat. The little girl's dad got up and took the man over to the counter to buy him something to eat. Her fright showed on her face, so her mother began to explain how some people don't have enough to eat.