Ethos, Pathos and Logos Essay about Hunger

Ethos, Pathos and Logos Essay about Hunger

Nowadays, people like to enjoy their lives in a luxuries way. People have the ability to satisfy their needs and want however this causes the wastage of resources. The most terrible resources that humans nowadays are wasting is food. They can just throw the good food because of ordering too much. People here are wasting food but on the other side of the world there are people dying of hunger. How do you feel when you are throwing your food and there are people dying at the same time because of hunger?

In Africa, there are many people who don’t have enough food and drinks to consume and therefore they die out of starvation as they have not had anything to eat for days and weeks. The Africans who die from starvation varies from old people to babies. There are also Africans who eat sand to fill their hunger because they have nothing to eat. Besides that, there are so many people who even go to Africa just to take pictures of how the people there survive. There was even a story of a photographer who went to Africa and captured a picture of a bird eating a small child. This photographer is so inhuman; he should have helped the small child instead of capturing the photo of the bird eating the child.

According to the religious point of view, human should not waste just food but also all the things that they are having and possessing. We must appreciate everything and be grateful of what we have like home and shelter. For Chinese people, after a person dies, the spirit will have to finish all the food that they have wasted during their life. It is a kind of virtue if you know how to be grateful of what you have. It determines what kind of person you are. Nowadays, people just throw away their food whenever they like or maybe because they are full already. Parents play a major role in this. Children should be taught not to waste food, tey can just consume a suitable portion of food, not too much and not too less. This kind of practice must be cultivated since they are young.

Due to the existence of shortage of food, people should be aware of not wasting food. There is a legal act in Japan that allows the restaurant owner to charge extra money on the food that is left by the customer. This act will be a warning to the customers from wasting food excessively. People should also be rational in buying the food that what they actually need instead of buying excessive good. For example, we need to buy the right amount of food that we are able to consume rather than buying the amount of food that exceeds our appetite. This is because we are wasting food and also money that we are using to buy the food.

As a conclusion, everyone must always appreciate what they have and also think about the people who are suffering in hunger. Parents must teach their children not to waste food. People here are wasting food while people in Africa and suffering in hunger. How would you feel if this happens to you? Besides that, the price of food is also very expensive nowadays so if you are wasting your food, you are also wasting your money at the same time. Therefore, we should appreciate what we have.