Forgotten Luxuries

Reposted from Stephen over at Modesty, upon return to the States from Kolkata: A lot in our society that we view as a normality or even a cause now appears to be a luxury to me now. Take for instance PETA, an organization that I believe is a bit eccentric at times but overall I am against cruelty towards animals. PETA now appears to me to be a first world country's luxury more than anything else. We are now living so above our means that we can not only eat on a daily basis and choose what we eat, but now we can label what we eat 'good' or 'bad' morally. Men, women, and children all over the world would give anything for a morsel of food today, and they could not care less which way it was or wasn't prepared or whether it was vegetarian, vegan, or whatnot.