Some things in life go relatively unnoticed until they are over.

For some people, it is childhood. For some, friendship. For some, family ties. For others, a good job. And for many, life itself. For those starving to death, is it all something of a lie, something beyond nightmares, something beyond a mother’s smile? Yes, life was a lie, a promise unkept, a body denied, a mind spoiled, a soul unnoticed by men — and their god, though not unnoticed by God.

Will starvation ever end? No. Will humans notice? Not really. Human reaction to suffering is instinctive, self-preserving. The idea of Christ’s love and compassion is inhuman. Modern-day “christs” are superheroes, who notice evil (and gorgeous women), but cannot see deprivation of the body as worth their time. These “heroes” reflect our lack of compassion for starving masses. If we notice starvation, we may put ourselves in peril, either through overpopulation or through wealth distribution and stagnation.

The corpses are noticed, the body count tallied. Counting the dead is a job, a secure job. Reinstituting the lies is another. What is the lie? That the starving matter. Be careful not to notice the lies.

Patrick Cunningham

Twin Lakes