Comments on: How Hungry Are You?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:02:34 +0000

You’re wasting your time. We can throw as much money as we want at Africa, the problem isn’t an inability to produce, it’s a governing system which takes everything they do. A good portion of what we send over there is taken by the government directly. All we’re doing at the moment is continuing to fund the problem. I can appreciate a bleeding heart like yours as much as the next person, but it doesn’t matter how much aid you send, much of it will never reach who you want it to. They need honest to God Democracy and Capitalism. That is why we have a Western world.

By: African Journalist

African Journalist — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:55:19 +0000

Sounds to me very motivating for those far placed from the brutal realities of this world, but the 30-hour fast is rather too synthetically dramatic, why don’t you try one month? The hunger of the sort encountered in crisis spots around the world is nothing close to what you can inflict on yourself, its chronic, punishing and weakening, both physically and morally.

By: Jie

Jie — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:52:57 +0000

We can get different conclusion based on different perspective. It’s a good way to let people know and feel what the real famine is. You also can use another way to help. For example,if you don’t run the 30 Hrs Famine,maybe you can donate the money which is the cost of running the activity directly. Or you can drink one less cup of starbucks coffee each week and donate the money. Of course you need to know how important to help others and how urgent those people are in need of help first. After you know and what the real famine is, can you feel the pain those people are suffering from famine and are you determined to help them consistently?

By: Ying Xuan

Ying Xuan — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:37:36 +0000

Hey.
From the bottom of my heart, this is seriously a wonderful post. I have always wanted to help these people who are so much less fortunate than we are, but I don’t know how to. I want to be able to help them ALL at once, but I know that’s impossible.

To me, I think, the only solution is to physically be at the place that is suffering, and help them personally. I want to be able to build them houses, help them farm, and educate them. But it’s so hard these days because we’re still in high school and everything..

But really, great post. I love your writing. Love your thought-process. Love your passion.

By: Celes | EmbraceLiving.Net

Celes | EmbraceLiving.Net — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:44:44 +0000

Hi Bud, another powerful post! Coincidentally I’m currently also penning a post on the same theme – about how people are actually richer than they realize and the money they deem insignificant is actually abundance to all these poverty stricken countries. Am going to tweet this post too

By: Miguel de LUIS

Miguel de LUIS — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:58:27 +0000

” Starving myself will not raise money for the children.”

And it’s true. But what these people do not realize -beyond that a 30 hours fast will not starve anybody- is that the first thing they need changing is ourselves. And that’s something in which a fast can help.

By: Rohan

Rohan — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:18:59 +0000

inspiring…powerful…and extremely thought provoking…
I like the optimism throughout your post, coz the change really needs to begin in that powerful thing sitting inside all our heads…
keep inspiring !!

By: Fernanda

Fernanda — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:07:16 +0000

great post bud…really inspiring!!!

By: Bud Hennekes

Bud Hennekes — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:50:43 +0000

@Trey

I actually was aware of that. Some of the pictures he took were absolutely heart-shattering. It does not have to be this way. Change starts with us.

And yes trey human behavior is interesting that way!

Thanks for the comments guys.

By: Trey Baird

Trey Baird — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:40:32 +0000

Did you know that the photographer who took that first photo up there later committed suicide?

Great post. I agree that statistics do little. It’s like the saying goes. The death of one person is a tragedy. The death of a thousand people is a statistic. Human behaviour is interesting that way.