Saturday, August 6, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Global Food Disparity: A Photo Diary.
Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07. 
United States: The Revis family of North Carolina (I hope most American families eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less junk food than this family.)Food expenditure for one week $341.98 
Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09. Note the profusion of fruits & vegetables. 
Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27 
Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53 
Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo Food expenditure for one week: $31.55 
Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03. This feeds a family of 11! Remarkable. 
Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23. No comment. 
Kuwait: The Al Haggan family of Kuwait City Food expenditure for one week: 63.63 dinar or $221.45. Most foodstuffs in this State is subsidized. 
Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar Food expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 togrogs or $40.06 
China: The Dong family of Beijing Food expenditure for one week: 1,233.76 Yuan or $175 
Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25
What surprises the Dalai Lama, and what we should all remember.
Someone once asked the Dalai Lama what surprises him most. This was his response:
"Man, because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then he dies having never really lived."
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