THINK: Pumpkins, candy, costumes, decorations. At the end of the day, is it REALLY worth it?
Year after year, North Americans spend thousands of dollars on Halloween costumes and decorations. They make a big deal about it.
Halfway around the world, there are children and people who are starving to death, and are about to die from malnutrition and other unfortunate causes because they don't have the right food and are drinking muddy water.
What are we doing?
That's right, we are spending thousands of dollars on stupid clothing that we only will ever wear once or twice. Halfway around the world, people don't even care about what they wear. They care about surviving, while we are spending money on decorations that are only up for one week a year. This money could be used to feed a child, a family, a community, a village, several villages, a country, maybe even a couple of countries. We spend this money for our own selfish reasons that aren't even worth it.
Why do North Americans spend this money on such unnecessary reasons? It's not like we are going to die if we don't buy as many decorations or re-use an old costume from couple years ago. We could donate the money saved to good causes -- Compassion Canada, Red Cross-- organizations that help those who aren't as fortunate as us.
It doesn't matter how old you are, or how much money you have. What matters most at the end of the day is that you made a difference in somebody else's life.
The question is: What will YOU do?
