蝴蝶效应(英文)

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1、ThoughtfortheDayIfabutterflyfluttersitswings,sochaostheorygoes,itcancausethepathofatornadotochange,andsothereverberationscanbefeltacrosstheworld.Inretrospect,itlooksasifwhatwashappeningtothecostoffoodintheMiddleEastafewyearsagohadjustthatimpact.ThefrustrationsofTunisianfruitsellersandt

2、heseethingangerofEgyptiansoverthepriceofbasicfoodstuffswereignoredbytherestoftheworldthenbutanalystshavesincetracedthemastherootsoftheArabSpringupheavals.Foodshortagesandhighpriceshavehadconsequencesthroughouttheagesasthehistoryofrevolutionsremindsus.NowonderthatpoliticiansandtheUnited

3、Nationsarebecomingincreasinglyconcernedaboutrisingpricesleadingtoaglobalfoodcrisis.Drought,thediversionofcorncropsintotheproductionofbiofuels,thecorruptionandchaoticdistributionoffoodinsomedevelopingnations,alltheseareshapingacomplexglobalfoodeconomy.Addincertainspeculatorsandfoodcongl

4、omeratesaimingforhigherprofits,andmanyaidcharitieswarnthatthisisarecipefordisasterforthepoorestinthedevelopingworld.Butwhat'sitgottodowiththeordinaryindividual?Isn'tsomethingascomplexasafoodcrisisjustforthepoliticiansandtheUNtosortout?Moralityissurelypersonal,asisarelationshipwithGod,a

5、ndone'sreligiousbeliefsstretchasfarasdealingwiththoseimmediatelyaroundus.Onceinawhilethefaceofastarvingchildonthenewsmightpersuadeustomakeadonationtoacharitybuttheindividual'sinvolvementgoesnofurther.TheusualreadingofChrist'sparableoftheGoodSamaritan,forexample,isthatitisacalltorespond

6、toanindividualinneed,albeitthatChristianityisacalltohelpthestrangeraswellasfamilyandfriends.ButgrowingChristianthinkingisthatifwehungerandthirstforwhatisrightthenwecannotturnawaywhensomethinghasgonedeeplywrongwithhowtheworldfunctions,causingthemostvulnerabletosuffer.Puttingafewcoinsina

7、collectingtinisnotenough.InsteadtheChristianhastocombatwhatiscalledstructuralorsocialsin,theinjusticesoftheworldcausedbyitssystemsandinstitutionswhichleadpeopletolivewithoutdignityandtheresourcesthattheyneed.Butstructuresofcoursedon'thavewills,andwedo,andthechallengetodayistoaskdoweh