Zakaria+El+Maarouf's+Pet+Peeve​

One thing that constantly boils my blood with intense rage is something we should all ponder about. Wasting food is not only annoying, but I believe wasting food is just like carelessly throwing someones life away. Have you ever seen one of those heart reaching commercials that emphasize the matter at hand of poverty all over the world. The United States of America, being as wealthy as it is, doesn't often suffer as much poverty as other countries all over the world, which means that people in this country don't really have a thought of what it is like. Although I don't know much about the poorness of this country, I have been to Morocco, which is not only a fun and exhilerating place to go, but it is also very sad to witness as dozens of people walk by the packed streets in the heat of the day begging for money. My father, cousin, uncle, and I have always gave any loose change to these people but what they really need is food. My family in Morocco traveled with my father and I to the northern part and one thing I will never forget is this woman who must be around 70 years old who stayed at this one sidewalk all day, sitting down with her head hanging low and her hand sticking out for any genorous people to give her money. When she did manage to get enough money she would have to send her grandson to the store for her cause she couldn't walk and she would often fall asleep with her hand resting on her knee needing money. After witnessing this you kind of realize that not only what you give to others can help, but what you do for others can leave a big impact as well. This means trying not to waste food, and no, I'm not telling you to go and eat everything on your tray no matter how full you are, I just say that try to take what you will eat. Just doing this can probably save enough food every day in our lunch to feed dozens of families in need. So please, think about how much you can eat next time you stare at food thinking,"WOW I'm so hungry I can eat a COW!"