Too Much Food

At Troy High School, most of us can say that we have never had a scarcity of food. In reality, I think it’s more of an surplus of food: we have more than needed or even desired. That’s evident with by simply observing students in the cafeteria. Several-- clearly, not all-- throw away perfectly good food into the trash, not because it has spoiled or will spoil-- more justifiable excuses from more “affluent college students” that Eighner brushes upon-- but because we are simply picky eaters who just don’t like the taste of something or simply can’t eat anymore (oh god forbid). None of these can be labeled as reasonable rationale. Instead, they only emphasize adolescents’-- including my-- “carelessness, ignorance, or wastefulness”. Honestly, we don’t appreciate the tiny things like food and water and somewhere to sleep. It stems from our heavy reliance on our parents. We haven’t worked for that money to pay for them. They just seem like given and free perks that are constants in our lives. And yes I am very aware that you have already been chastised by your parents on your ingratitude through many rants which seemed to be filled with empty words. At least I have. But they are not just empty words. You are beyond lucky to have food-- more specifically too much food-- on your plate compared to other kids. The only way to realize this is to look at the world with open eyes and not through this filter that you have construed through your own perceptions.