Cooking in the Danger Zone

This is a great BBC show that is currently screened on SBS on Wed nights @ 7:30pm.

Tonight, Stefan visits India where the caste system is officially illegal but discrimination continues to be rife. Specifically, he visits Bihar where the poorest are exploited - the Dalits are the lowest rung of society and work hard for very little.

Anyway, it makes me incredibly sad and depressed to think of what the most exploited in all societies have to go through. How they find it to cope through life despite the discrimination and poverty.

I know it's better to be a do-er instead of moping around. Nobody wants my sympathies - they don't do much. They don't feed the poor and alleviate poverty in this world. But nonetheless, I can't help but feel sad when I see children eating only white rice for breakfast and dinner in the salty broth that it was cooked in because it's all that the family can afford. It's heart-breaking.

In any case, I wish I could do more in this world, you know. To distribute the wealth so that our most vulnerable can have better living conditions. I'm glad when I feel this sad, I can be inspired by those who are caring compassionate intelligent individuals (who do a lot more than sitting around being sad... sorry I'm such a sop sometimes).