Waste of food

One of the most shocking moments that I experienced since I came to Wartburg College, occurred when I was at my job in the college’s cafeteria and I saw the huge amount of food that was just thrown away. It was not left overs, it was trays full with food that was being thrown away, just because it could not be keep for later. At that moment I felt different sensations. I felt sad to think that nowadays many people in the world would actually eat that food, because they have nothing else to eat. Then I felt disappointed. When I decided to come to Wartburg College, one of the things that made me feel interested about it was the community engagement and service, but all that is contradicted when I saw how that food was thrown away.

I heard that they can just give that food to charity because of the risk of being sued if someone gets sick with food from them. It is all about money.  It makes me sad to think that this is only what I have observed at the cafeteria of one college in the US, I am horrified to think in the amount of food that is being thrown away by all the colleges in the countries. And then it makes me disappointed to think that colleges are supposed to be the places where idealism and different ideas grown, but it seems that many people here is more concerned about their own well.

I hope not to start seeing this waste as normal like many people here does. I know that I am not perfect, but at least I promised myself to eat all what is my plate and I have two years of not eating any kind of meat except for fish.

Really, does that match with the values of the Lutheran or any church? Does that match with the change that we want to see in the world?  

Is that normal?