I hadn’t really thought about this
About personal growth and compassion being a privilege
But it truly is
I hadn’t thought that being able to make the choice to eat more responsibly, look after myself, my family and my surroundings
To make ethical choices where the environment is concerned
Is a privilege
Elsewhere in the world people cannot think beyond survival
They don’t care what they eat – just that they have food
Elsewhere, people are holding down jobs and working crazy hours just to put food on the table – the cheapest food that they can find
Vegan
Carnivore
Omni
Paleo
Keto
Wtf ? They just want something in their stomach
Elsewhere people don’t have jobs and are raiding garbage bins
Or eating out of tins from charity shops
They don’t care about the environment or that there is too much plastic wrapping on everything
They don’t get to worry about climate change
Because they are too cold, too hot, not hydrated enough because they live in the open, without a house, or a safe bed for the night
Elsewhere in the world people can’t read
Or even if they can they don’t have access to books or can’t afford them
Elsewhere… is everywhere and sometimes it’s as close as that person walking beside me in the supermarket, their trolley full of processed food and crap
And I make a judgement in my head about how they are feeding their children, themselves
Tut tut – how unhealthy all that white bread and sugary coke is …
Or I used to, I certainly don’t anymore.
And that in itself is a blessing – to be less judgemental
How privileged I am to be able to have a more informed and broader view of the world
To read books
Listen to podcasts
Have interests that extend beyond survival and seeking comfort and relief to education
Growth
Health
The environment
And greater ideals that I strive (and often fail) to hold myself to but I continue to try again
Because I know better and aim to do and be better
And I am truly grateful for this ability every time I download a book or listen to a podcast or watch a documentary
Blessed
Just so damn blessed
And I am grateful
And gratitude is one of the most powerful states of consciousness to abide in
Yet here is the most ironic twist
Some of the poorest people in the world naturally get this
And they are happy and content
And some of the richest and most privileged people forget this and they are sad
So I thought I would share
Because either way
It’s a timely reminder and a shift that we can make
Any second
So lovely Kate ❤️
We are, indeed, truly privileged to have choices in life.
And all the things we take for granted, can be gone in the blink of an eye.
Exactly.