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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
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