It was a normal afternoon as always in my PG. The lunch was already served and the girls were helping themselves with the food. But it was going to be 2 and as obvious, the food from the serving bowls were finishing off pretty fast.
Suddenly this girl came from nowhere with her plate in one hand and holding her phone with her other hand and talking. She quickly put the rice, dal on her plate. Seemed like she was in a hurry to go somewhere. But when she opened the bhindi bowl, she surprisingly found nothing left.
Irritated, she called the lady owner and asked her in frustration about it. The lady very politely said that as it is already late, the bhindi has finished. Well this is not a new kind of situation. Often the food finishes if it is late and you just have to help yourself with whatever is left. But the girl angrily hurled at the lady owner saying they never have food left any day. She was literally pissed off at having just the rice and dal. The lady owner was very calm. She knew nothing can be done, the bhindi can't be cooked again. So she requested the girl to adjust with whatever is left.
Upon hearing her, the girl furiously put more rice and dal on her plate. Everyone assumed that she has made peace with the situation. But something very strange happened after that. The girl took her plate and threw all the food into the dustbin. She went away stomping her feet hard without even caring to wash the dish. Everyone including the lady owner was shocked to see her reaction.
Later in the day, two ladies who do the cleaning also happen to eat over there, unfortunately found not even a single grain left for them.
Thankfully I didn't witness it. My roommate narrated the entire episode. And the whole incident took place while I was resting peacefully in my room. At first I thought that it is just a gossip and better to forget it. This happens almost everywhere. But later in the evening, I realised that this has a deeper meaning behind it.
Suppose the girl wouldn't have wasted that amount of food, then may be the two ladies would have got their fair square of meal. This makes me think that how one part of the world has got so much that they are willing to waste it while the other half is dying for food. People like us who are living in the cities doing job/business have hardly any idea that with what amount of hardship that little piece of grain is coming from the field to our plate.
Ignorantly, we're wasting the food.
The above incident can also be termed as a case of sheer arrogance and ego. Wherein, the girl knows that nothing will happen to her even if she wastes the food. She knows where her next meal will be coming from. She forgets the simple price of the food that is on her plate and what it might mean to someone else.
So this leads us to the conclusion that do we have so much more than what we actually need?
If it's really true then it's time that we rethink about it. And as a better human or for the sake of mankind, let's not waste food and water. Food and water is what the humans need basically to survive. Let us think twice before wasting. And if possible donate. Feed the ones who do not have access to food. Believe me, your heart will feel at peace.
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