(內有中文） It's my last post for #drawingearthaction and I'd like to talk about food waste. Since my family grow rice, I was taught not to leave any single grain of rice in my bowl, as it's the result of all the sweats under the sun and the bless of the weather. This has became one of my life principle, I rarely dump food, even when I can't finish my meal, I save it in the fridge for my next meal. I also dumpster dived food too. I remember when I was in Paris, the bin outside the supermarket had lots of fresh food, by fresh I mean not even expired! When I was in the UK, I can always buy food in good condition in the clearance section. That's when I realized how stupid we are to put the date for fruits and veggies. It's easy to think of some tips such as make meal plans ahead, buy food on a daily basis, save leftovers, etc. But none of these tackle the real issue, which is our relationship with food. If we try to understand how food comes from, what food brings us, we wouldn't be so indifferent with food waste. Just like violence is not about having guns, creating programs dedicated to any groups of people isn't going to stop hate towards them, deep down these are just another form of separation. Anyway, my point is, no matter what social issues we want to solve, the best way is always to home in on our relationship with it. 今天是我為drawing earth action畫的最後一篇，想聊聊食物浪費。 大家應該從小很常聽到非洲小孩沒東西吃所以有得吃就要珍惜這類的話吧？因為家裡種田，所以總被教導要把米飯吃乾淨，這個也成了我的人生原則之一啦！ 我也曾撿過垃圾桶的食物來吃，但不是因為沒錢。記得曾在巴黎家樂福門口的垃圾桶看到滿桶的食物，而且根本還沒過期！在英國時也可以在超市的即期區買到品項良好的食物，我也在那時突然驚覺世界上最白癡的事情之一就是為蔬果貼上食用效期。 要減少食物浪費，我們可以想到不要買過多食材、先想好要煮什麼再買食材、剩食隔餐吃，但這些一點也沒有處理到真正的問題，也就是我們跟食物的關係。 如果我們能學著了解食物是怎麼來的，以及食物帶給我們的是什麼，我相信我們根本就不需要花心力去處理食物浪費的問題。 不只環保議題，像是暴力或歧視，重點都不在於槍械，不是畫標語喊口號上街遊行，也不是給補助或成立專門給所謂的弱勢族群的計劃。這些就像燙傷後只會敷藥卻不懂手不要去碰火一樣。 其實每一篇我都盡可能把重點放在我們如何去看待世界以及我們與這些事情的關係。我不覺得環境需要被特別「保護」，或是要特別去做什麼事來「幫助」。如果我們沒有學著去認識自己與世界的關係，永遠會有新的問題需要被解決。 . . . . . . #illustration #illustrator #illustrationartists #artivism #letsdrawthechange #ourplanetweek #counsciousliving #tzuchunchang #sustainability #zerowaste #eco #ecofriendly #mindfuleating #mindfulness #illustrationchallenge #planetearth #插畫 #插畫家 #台灣插畫 #台灣插畫家 #台灣插畫專區 #永續 #有意識生活 #環保 #食物浪費 #正念飲食 #正念