Why I Fast Today
Posted by Deb Alich on Wednesday, April 6, 2011
If you’ve ever been hungry, you understand what it feels like, not just physically, but emotionally. It’s a crippling feeling that just doesn’t go away. When you’re hungry, that survival instinct we all have inside feels paralyzed—you feel powerless.
Once upon a time long ago, when I was much younger, with a child to care for, I struggled financially for a time. And even though I fought my way out of the despair and grew stronger because of it, it is a time that I can never forget—and I thank God every day that I no longer live with the anguish, the insecurity, and the fear of going hungry and knowing that I’m too painfully close to my son going hungry too.
So, along with thousands of colleagues around the country, I fast today. It would be great to hope that our fasting will get the attention of our Congress, but I fear they’re too distracted to notice the suffering our fasting symbolizes.
So I fast not for them, but in respect, admiration, and remembrance of the millions of my neighbors who battle heroically every day to make ends meet. And I send them a message—please keep up the fight, reach out with your head held high for all the help you can find, and know that you do not fight alone.
April 6, 2011 | 0 comment(s) | Tags: hunger fast, no kid hungry
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