In 2003 I visited a ravine filled with years of Guatemala City's trash. I learned that over 10 thousand people live off of that dump. I heard stories of families looking for food to eat in the trash dump. I saw dogs and vultures looking for food in the same way. (for more info visit www.PottersHouse.org.GT)
Then I was taken to a ritzy mall (located only 5 mins away from the dump). I was given money to buy lunch. I bought a foot-long sandwich at Subway. I ate half of it and was about to eat the second half when thoughts like these hit me:
1- "wow...I'm about to stuff myself, with a second half of a sub, while there are parents scavenging in a garbage dump to feed to their children just 5 minutes away."
2- "is it right for me to eat more than I need while people nearby are starving?"
3- "is it right for me to have luxuries at the same time that people don't have enough?"
I still don't know the answers to these questions. What do you think?
