It’s not hard to imagine someone being hungry for a burger, but a burger that is hungry—that’s quite a different thing! Then again, we often concentrate on what we want, what we are hungry for, without paying much attention to what the rest of the world might want from us. Maybe the image of a hungry burger is a reminder to stay aware of the wants and needs that surround us.
When have you been surprised to recognize a need that ran counter to what you expected to get?
“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.”
― Dom Helder Camara
How would you like to see the problem of hunger addressed?
Camels are famously able to go for long periods of time without eating and drinking. But it’s not that camels live without food or water—they rely on their ability to store up reserves when food and drink are plentiful, so that they are equipped for the lean times.
What helps you to build up reserves of energy and strength to get through the difficult times?
“Who is to say plutonium is more powerful than, say, rice? One takes away a million lives, the other saves a hundred times as many.”
― N.K. Jemisin
In what ways to you experience having power?
Perhaps your craving is for chocolate, or for coffee. Maybe your craving is for affirmation or attention or status. It’s hard to imagine that anyone gets through this life without some kind of hunger that is never completely filled, that always leaves us longing for just a little bit more.
What do you crave? How do you address that craving?
