Tonight, just before you have your first sip of wine or just
before you sit down to enjoy the beautiful dinner waiting
on the table, pause, and have a short reflection on the
state of this stunningly beautiful planet and your place on
it. And be grateful. Even say a little prayer of thanks that
you are about to enjoy a large hot dinner and a delightful
glass of wine. Thank God or The Force or The Universe or
The System or Whoever but simply be grateful.
There are over eight billion people on earth and three
billion don’t have enough to eat. They are hungry now and
they will be hungrier in the morning. They will be hungry
their entire lives. Try to imagine a life of constant hunger.
It’s enough to put you off your dinner.
And you were complaining again today, weren’t you? About the traffic, about the power
bill, about the lousy weather. We complain about anything, to anyone who will listen. Did
you complain about not having a nice hot shower this morning? No, of course not. You
take it all for granted, don’t you?
Yet it appears that Aussies are moaning and whingeing more and more. We hear it every
day. About the cost of living, our politicians, power bills, our roads, the crime. We don’t
hear the thanks very much these days. And what has happened to helping one another?
Instead of helping our neighbour, or even saying hello, we drive up to our garage door, the
remote does its job and we are locked in for the night. Locked in or locked up? Locked
away, perhaps. Just like your feelings.
So tonight, don’t open the bottle of wine. Do without. And then do without for a week. So
when you do open that bottle of wine in seven days, you’ll be feeling better and you really
will be truly grateful.
John A Wilson, Gold Coast, June 2013
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