"Hunger can eat us alive, reduce us to being imprisoned in our bodies where sleep, movement, and all thoughts revolve around the next time we will have food to eat. Hunger can be a devouring addiction. Originally, the word consumption referred to a disease; now it is an economic and personal characteristic of our culture. We are often referred to as consumers. In the last one hundred years, we have devoured so much of the earth and its resources that we are stealing food and sustenance out of the mouths of our children and grandchildren, while we live without any compunction about the gulfs between those who are rich and those who are poor. The United Nations defines the rich as 'those who have more than enough to survive on today. That defines many of us."
This begins the chapter titled “Food and Land” in the book This Will be Remembered of Her: Stories of Women Reshaping the World by Megan McKenna. It’s a powerful book which speaks to many justice and peace issues, written by a woman who is a storyteller, theologian, speaker, spiritual writer, retreat leader, peace and justice activist, world traveler, and author of more than thirty books. The interweaving of ancient stories from many cultures with stories of women from scripture to Nobel prize winners will keep you reading, underlining (if it’s your copy!), and recommending the book to many others.
Who says consumption is not a disease today?
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