Why Is Starvation Even A Big Deal??

So why is this starvation stuff even that big of a deal? I know, I know, starvation means that people are dying. And that should be enough motivation unto itself right there. I understand that. And yet it doesn’t seem like it is working, does it?

So what are the implications of starvation? Why is it such a big deal? Why should we give so much effort to try to defeat it?

Here are three key reasons why starvation is such a big deal:

1) Daily Effect. Even if a person is not dying of starvation each and every day, a lack of food is still affecting them. When I was in Africa, I got to see this firsthand. A lack of food gives people a lack of energy. A lack of food causes people to only focus on getting the day’s supply of food, and it takes away their focus from other ventures (work, education, etc.). It is all a person can think about, and it is all the body can think about, as well. There is a daily effect to starvation that happens prior to death. By providing them food on a daily basis, these people can focus their daily efforts on other things.
2) Special Circumstances. One of the most dangerous times for starvation is during special circumstances. These circumstances can range from droughts to hurricanes to typhoons to extreme cold to anything else like that. Some people living in extreme poverty and on the verge of starvation can get through the day-to-day when things are normal, but if any little thing different happens – then they are going to starve. We must prepare for these special circumstances.
3) Hope. People who live on the verge of starvation have a very low level of hope. They are focused only on getting enough food to eat, and that is the whole of their existence. They have little hope that tomorrow will be even better. And when they bring children into the world, they automatically put their children and families into a starvation situation. The future is bleak and hope is small. When people help them, this not only provides food for their body, but it provides hope for the soul.

These are just a few of the reasons why it is vital that we provide support to those living on the verge of starvation.

We have to do it.

We have to end this.

No more starvation.