Next time you moan about a lost charger, think about the millions of children in the world living in poverty, says Alice Cove-Smith.
Next time you moan about a lost charger, think about the millions of children in the world living in poverty, says Alice Cove-Smith.
Too often, I've caught a person my age or younger moaning. "I had to walk so far to class today," they would exclaim in my earshot. While I'm sure it's human nature to complain, and believe me I do it too, I don't think they realise that I would giveup everything just to be able to walk.
They're taking for granted something normal that someone else would value and treasure. Maybe that's just the way of the world now, but I had to write this. I think too often we classify things as a burden or a "First World problem".
Things that are trivial become a life or death scenario. How many of you have moaned about losing a charger?
Well, right at that moment, a child in a Third World country is dying from disease, to be blunt.
Back in high school, we learned about Live Below the Line, which is an initiative to spread awareness of poverty. We learned that many children in poverty-stricken areas live off only a few grains of rice a DAY.
To be honest, I don't think the materialistic nature of our society will change, but we definitely need to think more about others from time to time. The next time you're about to complain, stop and think.
How would your comment be perceived by someone who has basically nothing?
As my favourite quote from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee states: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it." Alice Cove-Smith
