The Game and Forty Hour Famine
Jul. 23rd, 2005 06:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bliumchikThe aim of the game is to forget the game. The minute you hear about the game you are playing the game. You never stop playing the game. You can not win the game. If you remember that you are playing the game you have lost the game.
You are now playing the game.
Saturday the 6th I'm doing 40hour famine. Well actually I'm starting when I come home from school Friday, but I'm inviting people over to lead me around on Saturday.
Yes, that's right folks - I'm blindfolding myself for the starving children in Africa. Why? Because I can. I mean, I could say it was because of the, you know, starving children in Africa. But then I'd be a bit hypocritical for only thinking of it when 40hr Famine comes round and not the rest of the year. So, I admit it - the thought of starving kids in Africa does not bring tears to my mouth. I do get angry when I see people who could be doing something about things like that don't, but generally I'm normal and block out most of the world for my own peace of mind.
But in two weeks I'm going to blindfold myself from 5:00 pm on Friday till nine am on Sunday, when I shall remove the blindfold and go to work as normal. Saturday will be spent completely in darkness. I invite everyone who lives near my house and can be bothered, to come over and hang out at the park. I'll persuade my parents to set up fairy bread or something. I shall rely on you not to lead me into too many trees. Bring money.
Forty dollars will feed six children for a month. I'm aiming high and setting my goal at $480, which will feed six kids for a whole year. I have reciepts and stuff is tax deductible, so donate, and we'll see how far we get together. Feel free to give me money before or after if you can't make it - in fact I probably won't be able to write reciepts that day anyway!
And the week after that is my birthday. I guess I'll have a party. Anyone got any ideas?
You are now playing the game.
Saturday the 6th I'm doing 40hour famine. Well actually I'm starting when I come home from school Friday, but I'm inviting people over to lead me around on Saturday.
Yes, that's right folks - I'm blindfolding myself for the starving children in Africa. Why? Because I can. I mean, I could say it was because of the, you know, starving children in Africa. But then I'd be a bit hypocritical for only thinking of it when 40hr Famine comes round and not the rest of the year. So, I admit it - the thought of starving kids in Africa does not bring tears to my mouth. I do get angry when I see people who could be doing something about things like that don't, but generally I'm normal and block out most of the world for my own peace of mind.
But in two weeks I'm going to blindfold myself from 5:00 pm on Friday till nine am on Sunday, when I shall remove the blindfold and go to work as normal. Saturday will be spent completely in darkness. I invite everyone who lives near my house and can be bothered, to come over and hang out at the park. I'll persuade my parents to set up fairy bread or something. I shall rely on you not to lead me into too many trees. Bring money.
Forty dollars will feed six children for a month. I'm aiming high and setting my goal at $480, which will feed six kids for a whole year. I have reciepts and stuff is tax deductible, so donate, and we'll see how far we get together. Feel free to give me money before or after if you can't make it - in fact I probably won't be able to write reciepts that day anyway!
And the week after that is my birthday. I guess I'll have a party. Anyone got any ideas?
