Food A Commodity

I'm sure all my Muslim readers are fasting in this holy month of Ramadan and seeking for Allah's forgiveness. I have been fasting as well and for us today was the 7th day of Ramadan (since it varies from continent to continent).  My first 2 days of fasting were rather difficult. For past 5 years I wasn't able to fast more than 2-3 days due to nausea and what not therefore every year it turns out that I fasted for few days and then had to forgo the rest of the Ramadan but Ahamdullilah this year Allah gave me the strength and health to fast this year.
Anyhow during my fasts I asked myself innumerable times "How do they do this" with THEY I thought of the poor ones who have to fast all year long, by this, of course I am denoting the state of  poverty where one can't afford food nor has the privilege of drinking clean water.
During my Fasts, whenever I'd enter my kitchen somehow my first glance is always at the water faucet. Only now realizing the importance of water and esp. its importance for those who doesn't have means to clean drinkable water. My second glance is normally at my closed fridge door, trying to think what all did I store in there last night and if I was allowed to pick something out of the fridge what would it be, then the following thought is always of those who can't even afford one proper meal a day then the next thought is " O Allah, thank you for all that you have given me, and thanks for choosing me to be one of your blessed ones".
Belonging to a country where more than 50% of the population (my rough estimation) sleeps hungry at night and where food is no longer the basic needs of life but has turned into a commodity, a commodity that is not for an average Pakistani.
I now have understood that one of the reasons why Ramadan is a must for every Muslim, if I hadn't had the opportunity to be a part of the conversation between my hungry body and my hungry conscious I would have been that average ungrateful human taking food and water for granted.
Please be thankful for all you have been blessed with, it has become a commodity and you are blessed with it.
xoxo