Hunger

Hunger is an interesting feeling. It drives one to do crazy things, it dominates entire lives in some areas, and it effects everyone universally...to various degrees.

Now when one gets hungry, their first impulse is to eat something. Duh. But some people ignore this first feeling, and it gradually goes away until it needs to resurface again some time later. By this second calling, the individual can feel the effects of hunger. They start to feel weak, tired, and slightly more lethargic, but they shake it off for whatever reason they have. Eventually the feeling becomes so strong that you have to do something about it, hunger will no longer be ignored and your body wants to be satisfied. It is time to feast. And this is where the craziness comes in. You're starving, you eat and eat and eat and eat and eat and drink and then eat some more. Soon you've gone from not having enough to having way too much to handle. And yet again, you feel tired and lethargic as massive amounts of energy go to digesting the feast you just destroyed. Both ends of the spectrum, both caused by hunger. Hunger. Craziness.

Hunger is also a dominating feeling. It controls the lives of (in some cases) entire countries. People can't get enough to eat and they never have the opportunity to get something to eat. Starvation is a major concern to this people, but gradually it has become the way they live and they are powerless to change it. The resources they need are out of their reach. In these cases, hunger also drives the sufferers to do crazy things. Like eat dirt, most of us Americans would never dream of eating dirt, but these people are so hungry that they have little more than dirt to turn to. It is sad and a vicious cycle. The dirt makes them sick anyway, so either way they are doomed. Hunger. Dominating.

There are few things that are felt worldwide by everyone to varying degrees. The most prevalent of these things is hunger. Everyone around the world has been hungry to some degree, the only difference is the ability of those people to remedy their hunger. Regardless, hunger is a universal feeling. It unites people, much like any form of suffering does. Hunger. Universal. Unifing.

Hunger is a crazy dealie. The things it does to people and what it causes them to do is fairly unique. And the fact that it is so universal also makes it special. Hunger is felt everywhere, but we can help remedy it. Let's do it.

And so we go.