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09-10-2011, 09:53 PM
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 |  Should I Stop Eating
I saw on a forum where people were saying that they cannot be happy since so many people are suffering in the world. I think that this is really a mental problem with them. But they said that it is was being compassionate. Now since there are so many people starving in the world, should I stop eating and starve myself to death to show that I am compassionate?
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09-10-2011, 10:07 PM
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No! That's not the way to show you're compassionate. If you do that, then the only thing you'll achieve is yet another death from starvation, which will do nothing for the greater good. If you want to show compassion, then you need to continue living (and therefore you need to eat!), and channel your energy and time into helping those people in need you're talking about. Instead of giving up eating altogether, why don't you cut back on luxuries and give the money you save to a charity helping starving people? If you spend $10 a week on junk food now, and you give that up to give the money to charity instead, you'll really benefit. Not only will you get the good feeling of giving (and encourage others to do the same), you'll also get great health benefits too! |
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09-10-2011, 11:02 PM
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The whole point of life is to be happy because happiness is an energy that effects the whole organism of life which we are all connected to. happiness is an inner state So these people are actually adding more suffering to world instead of helping it | |
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09-14-2011, 04:50 AM
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Hi ginkgo, I agree with pollycupcake that starving is not the solution and might effect your health also. Find some charities which helps starving and needy people and give some money to them. Don't forget to keep updating yourself the use of your money and make sure it would be used for the right cause. |
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09-14-2011, 03:25 PM
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Ever heard of the notion that if you give a man a fish, he will always need fish. But if you teach a man to fish, he will be able to fish for himself and his family the rest of his life. So by starving yourself, how are you teaching the man to fish? |
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09-14-2011, 05:57 PM
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I love this forum, just got on it, but the people here come up with the most awesome mental abstractions | |
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