I'm Starving! Not Really.

So, lately, this has been on my mind a lot. Saying, "I'm starving"! Am I really starving? I don't think so.

In all reality, I have no idea what it means to be starving. Of course, it may depend on how you define the word and/or meaning of "starving". To me, starving is being of malnutrition and having absolutely, positively no way of getting nutrients into your system. Never once have I been in this predicament.

Now, I will be honest with you. I have been HUNGRY. Like so hungry my stomach started to burn. However, I still had the ability to reach for some kind of snack or find a friend that could provide a snack.

This is my challenge to you. Of course, I never pose a challenge without taking it on myself. I challenge all of you and myself to refrain from the phrase, "I'm starving". Especially if you tend to agree with the definition that I have provided for you.

There are plenty of people in this country and countries that are not as well off as ours that are truly experiencing starvation. As many of us (and I would venture to say most of us) have not truly experienced starvation and may never experience it, should not act as if we are or have. Instead, when that hunger pain arises, think of those that are experiencing starvation and ways to end it.

At this point in the evening, I would do anything to reach over to a warm oatmeal, chocolate chip cookie, but I will refrain no matter how hungry I am for something sweet. Instead, I'll sip on some water and pray that someone who does not have access to what I do will be able to reach for something as sweet as a cookie.


I'm SO hungry,
Cyndi