Weekly Blog: Week 17

The photographers who captured the families' food and materials in different countries was capturing many other things. The different types of food and the amount of food from each group shows the countries' values. The American family had almost all commercial products and packaged goods, while the family in Kuwait had produce and grain. In light of Dalai Lama's beliefs, the materials and food also sometimes sontrasted the happiness of each family. Often times the family would be plentiful, and each member would be frowning or stern faced. Likewise, the poorer families, who had almost nothing on the table ground or on their lawns, would be smiling widely. We hear this all the time, but it is true that our materials do not create our happiness; we create our own, and many times we are able to do so in spite of lacking wealth.