Day 17: Starvation is Murder

The following numbers show the global priority spending for the year 1998

Global Priority	$U.S. Billions
Military spending in the world	780
Narcotics drugs in the world	400
Alcoholic drinks in Europe	105
Cigarettes in Europe	50
Business entertainment in Japan	35
Pet foods in Europe and the United States	17
Perfumes in Europe and the United States	12
Ice cream in Europe	11
Cosmetics in the United States	8

This forms a total of 1 418 Billion US Dollars

Now have a look at the following table, which represents what was estimated as additional costs to achieve universal access to basic social services in all developing countries

Global Priority	$U.S. Billions
Basic health and nutrition	13
Reproductive health for all women	12
Water and sanitation for all	9
Basic education for all	6

With a total of 40 Billion US Dollars

Obviously -- we have got our priorities all mixed up. Even with just a simple point like eliminating Perfume and Cosmetics in the world -- we can  already have the job halfway done to having everyone's basic needs met. If we eliminate military, drugs and alcohol -- we can pretty much assure that everyone's living standard is well above having basic needs met -- everyone would be living a life of worth - a life everyone would enjoy living.

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that starvation is in fact murder

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that failure to address basic living needs of the whole of the population living on Earth can only be a reflection of deliberate negligence of Life on Earth

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the current state of the world and the manifestation of a majority living in misery is in fact a deliberate choice

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see beyond the Veil of apparent 'goodness' within human beings and see the abusive monstrosity we actually exist as

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to have created a world where perfume, cosmetics, ice cream, entertainment, alcohol,drugs and weapons have more value than Human Life

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to have created a world where all priorities are mixed up and in reverse -- where our industries and services focus on catering entertainment for a few instead of catering basic necessities to ALL

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the only common sense way of setting one's priorities is to FIRST take care of all basic needs of everyone and then SECONDLY only look at entertainment

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to have created a world of pure evil

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that no goodness can exist in a world where the majority suffers and where this can EASILY be fixed

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that any inaction towards changing the current world system to a structure of support for all Life is in fact criminal

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that there is not one good reason why an Equal Money System should not be implemented

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that if I resist an Equal Money System and prefer the current system over an Equal Money System -- I am in fact preferring Abuse over Life

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that an Equal Money System is the only solution to rectify the mess we've made on Earth


I commit myself to expose the murderous consequences of our current world Economic System and consumption habits in the name of Profit and the Pursuit of Happiness

I commit myself to expose that anyone favouring the current World Economic System is in fact favouring Abuse over Life

I commit myself to show that any failure to act or address the abhorrent lack of  access to basic goods and services within our world is in fact deliberate abuse and is only a reflection of the evil we allow within us

I commit myself to show that an Equal Money System is in fact possible and that it does not take a lot to cater for everyone's basic needs and that all will still be able to enjoy a more than modest life

I commit myself to show that any fear in relation to an Equal Money System is in fact irrational and tied to personal self-interest over the interest of what is Best for All Life

I commit myself to the redistribution of resources so they may reach everyone in all the corners of the world and not just a select few as the image below clearly indicates

 

Anup Shah, Poverty Facts and Stats, Global Issues, Updated: September 20, 2010