One would think that chocolate is universal. Something that is everywhere, that everyone can enjoy. It is not. There are people who have never tried, even farmers who break their backs to harvest cocoa beans for a few pennies in Ivory Coast. See their faces light up when they eat it for the first time.
See them marvel over this sweet food that comes from the coffee beans they harvest is incredible for me. First, because it is a joy to see their faces. Then, because it is a reminder of how incredibly lucky we are.The chocolate is one more thing for us Westerners. It is irrelevant. We like to eat, sometimes we were delighted by it for a minute. But most often that is not only a drink more things our fat faces with. Do not think and the incredible effort and resources needed to do so. Take it for granted along with the million other foods and the other million privileges that we not fight and other technologies.
I'm not posting this sermon. This comes from a place of true wonder, to remind me about my own Comfortable numbness and a hundred things I take for granted every day. You will pass something fatal for one day and then you'll notice how much time lost complaining about this or that rather than enjoy the infinite number of stunning (Yes, all awesome!) things that exists to your around.Now I need some chocolate.
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