The day that hunger is eradicated from the earth there will be the greatest spiritual explosion the world has ever known. In the so-called Third World, thousands die daily because of hunger or causes related to hunger. Governments, politicians, military, businessmen, manage countries to the detriment of the populations, obsessed only with profit and power. Short-sightedness, political manipulation, selfish agendas, bring thousands of children, women and men to line up for a few mouthfuls of food, this is if there is that much to eat. If globalization is the current trend, so is pauperization.
Some corporations reap in profits equaling more than the national budget of some poor nations.
That we could go on, sit at our table, and eat, without, ever, a thought for the thousands of others who will go hungry another day is unacceptable. That we do nothing to help, that we do not demand of our nations' leaders that this situation be worked on and changed for the long term, that we keep on doing nothing, is unforgivable. Because, that anyone could go hungry in this day and age is really very sad. The following piece humbly and gratefully reproduces some of the information available, for those who gathered it are more knowledgeable than we are on the subject of hunger. These are not just statistics.