29 January 2013
Jakarta, Indonesia
To the editor,
I've seen a lot of people, adults, children, kids and babies who suffered from the world hunger. There are a lot of people who waited and begged everyday and every hour, just to get a little food, there are also people who got disease for eating raw food, and every 7 seconds, there are a lot of people who died from world hunger. While we are here, safe and sound. We get food so easily, but we don't appreciate every food we have, and instead of eating it, we throw it away. It's because we never suffered like they did, we never worked for our food. Also, for some people, it's because they're so rich, and they don't mind at all. They waste food everyday, not thinking that food is precious in the hungry people's eyes.
At first, I also wasted food, never knowing that it will one day run out. But after I knew that there are millions of people suffered from world hunger, I realized that what I did was wrong. I immediately thought and realized that we should end the world hunger and change the world into a better place. I am very sure that I'm not the only one who wants to end the world hunger.
I know, I am still too young to go to other countries with poverty, but I can begin with tiny, little steps, that maybe can slowly change the world, because it's never too late or early to help others. I believe that other Indonesian students also can get involved in helping world hunger too.
The first thing we can do as students is to stop wasting food and appreciate what are given. We should not complain for getting food that we dislike or hate. We need to be grateful to God and our parents, because we don't need to suffer like others. I'm 100 percent sure that every student in Indonesia can do this simple step.
The second thing we can do is to spare a little money, so we can donate this to others who are in need of our help. Just imagine, there are millions of us in Jakarta. If each and one of us spare at least Rp. 5,000 from our money, we can have at least Rp. 5,000,000,000! Just a little money from our pocket makes a lot of difference.
The third thing we can do is to support organizations that have the goal to stop and end world hunger, such as UNICEF. Or maybe we can put up posters about stopping world hunger everywhere and every time we can. Maybe some of the people who passed by the poster got interested in donating and helping to change the world.
There are a lot of things we can do to stop world hunger as a student, even though we're still young. By doing just these few, simple, easy steps, we can change the world into a better place. I hope that by reading this, you will also be interested to change the world and spread this to everyone. Remember, it's never too late or early to lend a helping hand. Plant love, grow peace!
Sincerely,
Vanessa Vania
