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So what did I find
in my experiment of reading about Hollywood for 20 minutes, then switching to starvation
and poverty
for 20 minutes. Time
moved a lot slower when looking
at websites talking about poverty / slavery.
What was interesting
is that I found out that undernourishment is somewhat of a common thing in the
world. A person has a 1 in 8 chance (12.5%) of being born into a
situation where they are not getting enough nutrients, which is staggering to
me. It seems to me that there are a lot of people in this world that are
suffering to some extent with a lack of food.
Now here's
the kicker - in the same breath,
there is apparently more than enough food for everyone, which begs the question: How
is undernourishment even a 'thing', let alone
having 1 in 8 people suffering because of it? Somehow, someway there is a large
chunk of food that is not being properly distributed to certain parts of the
world. So why not? These are the questions I will get to the bottom of and may
even relate back to Hollywood and the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.
As I look at it I
ask: do you think
that for a moment, that if you were starving,
you would be watching anything Hollywood? Maybe, but I don't think so. I think
you have bigger fish to fry at that point. Like feeding yourself and your family
probably. If you can't afford food, how can you afford cable.
Really, it is only
those that can afford the luxury of buying magazines and T.V.'s that can spend time
soaking in Hollywood. And those that can afford these kind of entertainment
toys, are sometimes the only lifelines of that 1 out 8 that is undernourished.
And the other 7 know
that the 8th is starving, but they don't want to do anything about it, because
that would take away from dreaming about hollywood and being entertained. They
say 'I'm busy, I'm being entertained right
now, and I don't want to miss my show'. Being entertained is the easiest out,
for not having to face a glaring problem that is happening all over the world.
The world is sick,
and that's not something that anybody wants to face. Nobody wants reality
because it doesn't give
them a good
feeling.
How long can you go living in a
dream world, until you're forced to come back down to reality? Probably until
the point that it's too late. Because at that point, it's all over, and
anything that was real in reality, had all been destroyed, and so you remain
with what's left. Which is an exact reflection of yourself, and when you see
that everything was destroyed, you'll know that you actually destroyed your own
self through self-interest.
So with that said:
I forgive myself
that I have accepted and allowed myself to escape reality into imaginations
of what Hollywood is like so that I would not have to face the reality of the
world as it stands now.
I forgive myself
that I have accepted and allowed myself to choose to support
Hollywood and the glitz and glamour it brings, so that I could from time
to time
escape from reality in self-interest.
I forgive myself
that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to take responsibility
for what has manifested on this earth, where 1 in 8 people are undernourished
through the improper distribution of food.
I forgive myself
that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to investigate why it is that food
is not being properly distributed to those that need it most.
I forgive myself
that I have accepted and allowed it as acceptable, and 'just the way it is'
that 1 in 8 people are undernourished, while there is enough food to everyone
in the world.
I forgive myself
that I have accepted and allowed myself to believe that the issue of
undernourished people in the world is too difficult to support
and that I should just maintain the status quo.
I forgive myself
that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realize/understand that my own
apathy towards this issue is the actual reason that it exists as it does today.
I forgive myself
that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to be 'hopeless' that anything can
actually change,
and within this give
up, thus making undernourishment in this world a dead certainty.
I forgive myself
that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see/realize/understand that the
only way that world hunger will ever be solved is through an active continuous
participation of self-movement
by all individuals
standing together,
and if I don't move, why should anyone else move too.
I forgive myself
that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to make it a first priority in my
life that every person that is undernourished be nourished to maximum health
like I would want for myself.
I forgive myself
that I have accepted and allowed myself to avoid groups that try to make a
difference, because I see that it may mean that I will have to actually put in
an effort, which means that I won't be escaping into Hollywood anymore.
I forgive myself
that I have accepted and allowed my own self-interest to dictate my life,
instead of accepting
and allowing myself to honour
all life as I would myself.
I forgive myself
that I have accepted and allowed myself to be consumed by petty issues in my
day to day life, when there is undernourished people that are consumed by
hunger.
I forgive myself
that I have accepted and allowed myself to waste time dreaming about a more
luxurious lifestyle, instead of taking that time to contribute to a change
for this world.
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