Hunger Fast Day 6

Blogging about fasting should be called flogging.

Day 6 was a very hungry day too hungry to write. Going to bed hungry must be one of the loneliest, saddest feeling one can have. And yet, I have a nice bed and food to come in the morning, how much more devastating without that possibility. My fasting has become somewhat of an ordeal. I find myself thinking about the end, which will be after today, day 7.

This morning I read in the NYT about why GE and other corporations don't pay taxes. See http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/opinion/05nocera.html?hp
Called "Who could blame GE?" It's the tax code and the demand of shareholders for the largest profits. Why don't shareholders demand that a company they invest in pay a fair share of the tax burden? Greed. I'll invest in you if you can be greedier than me.

I don't know what I've learned through this fast but I have kept my mind on food and hunger for the week. Mostly I've found gratitude. I'm inspired by a friend who is donating "eating out" money for this month to the food bank. I'm so looking forward to the vegetable garden this summer and contributing to the food bank through my own adjustment of eating priorities. I'm inspired by the Hunger Fast facebook page that people are writing on; everyone contributing some small or large action to wake up to the problem of hunger.

Well, that's Day 6 and happy to be in Day 7.