Impact Of A Soul To A Soul From A Soul

I have started my Chinese New Year leave today, hooray! With just 3 more days to Chinese New Year, things are just getting in their place by themselves. The festive season with it’s hot weather, the spring cleaning of the house and even work place, the Chinese New Year songs with “Gong Xi Gong Xi” is just filling the air space, at least my air space.Although I have escaped the torture of work at least for the next 2 weeks, but today I still had to rush to get my car fixed and then changing it’s auto gear oil as well. I don’t think I want to be caught in the middle of nowhere during this festive holidays. Even if I were to stop in front of the shop also I might not get help.

I managed to get all my stuff done in the earlier part of the day which ended at about 2 in the afternoon. I was quite hungry so I decided to drop by the chicken slaughter house, KFC, for some fried chicken, it’s been awhile since I had fried chicken ala fast food style. I thought that since I did not take breakfast, I would be hungry enough to take the 3 piece dinner plate ordeal. So I bought my chickens and added a large whipped potato, which I just adore.

Back home, I only managed to finish the meal in an hour’s time. That is after I forcefully stuff the last remaining piece of chicken and a few spoonful of whipped potato. I just could not believe myself, it was like yesterday when I could eat chicken rice with additional of 4 bowls of rice. Either I am really getting old, or my intestines are getting smaller due to my diet. I don’t know if this is good or not, but at least I am still able to eat and I did not waste as I ate all of them. That is why my tummy is not feeling so good. I think it’s bloated. I think it needs rest. I think it needs some gentle loving care. Anyone care to provide some gentle loving care? It will be greatly appreciated!

Come to think of it, how many times have we wasted food? I know I am guilty of it, although I try my very best not to do so. I always have the habit of finishing my food, speck clean that’s it. It’s like the Chinese saying “Mei Yan Jiu Gang”. It’s been a habit that has been in me and I don’t know when it started. I know that we all do not really think about hunger or rations as it would not have crossed our minds in our society. But then, out there, there are so many that have to bear with hunger and a majority of them are children.

Hunger has been around the world for quite some time, but then it has never even crossed our minds when we throw away leftovers after a good meal. How many times have we ordered food for a meal which we find that we could not finish? I know I have. I think we are never aware that we are so much fortunate than others in this small little world. I think if we were to serve the leftovers that we throw away for every meal that we had for a duration of one week, I guess it might save the lives of so many others dying of hunger.

I know that sometimes we could not avoid it, but then, if we were to be more conscious and do not practice wasteful habits, we could make a difference. We can make a big impact by allowing the younger generation to realize this as they will be shaped in turn to shape our society. If we are do not waste, then there will be plenty left for other as well as ourselves for a later time. The best feeling would be not to waste food which may save lives out there. It is our duty to ensure that we all survive and reaching out to help others will mean so much to others.

I guess this festive season would be a good start to cultivating this attitude of not wasting. By that I do not mean that you should stuff everything and get sick, but to be considerate to your own appetite and think of all those hungry children, when you order a 10 course feast for your own pleasure of appetite. A little effort goes a long way.

Food for thought
Thoughts of food