[Michelle]

Originally Posted by Ravi

I got sick to my stomach. It made me rethink (and appreciate) what I have, and how I really can be much smarter about my eating habits and specifically, being loose when it comes to spending on food. Do I really need that 32oz ketchup when 8oz will do? Do I really need to blow $10 for popcorn and soda at the theater? Do I really need to pay $10 for lunch at work instead of packing a sandwich for 1/3rd the cost? Do I really need a $5 lattee when drip coffee is less than half the cost, or brewing my own latte is even a fraction of the cost?

I may not need any of that, but I definitely want it if possible. Admittedly, I am allergic to the idea that my doing without something will enable someone to have something. And I refuse to feel guilty for enjoying my latte. I love the fact that I live in a part of the world where I can do that. My feeling guilty about it would not benefit anyone anywhere.

Poverty experienced in India has to be largely resolved by Indians themselves, with some support from the outside world.