Nkhani Ya Momwe LaRayia Gaston Adakhazikitsira Chakudya Pa Ine Idzakusunthirani Kuti muchitepo kanthu

Zamkati

• Kuyamba molawirira ndi kuyamba pang'ono
• Kulumikizana Pazovuta Zazikulu
• Kuthetsa Vuto La Njala
• Kukhala Wowona M'dziko Lopanda Phindu
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LaRayia Gaston anali kugwira ntchito mu lesitilanti ali ndi zaka 14, kutaya mulu wa chakudya chabwino kwambiri (zowonongeka za chakudya ndizofala kwambiri m'makampani), pamene adawona munthu wopanda pokhala akukumba m'chidebe cha zinyalala kuti apeze chakudya, choncho m'malo mwake, adamupatsa. "zotsalira". Ameneyu anali munthu woyamba wopanda pokhala amene anamudyetsa—ndipo sankadziwa kuti kachitidwe kakang’ono kakudzichepetsa kameneka kanadzakhudza moyo wake wonse.

"Panthawiyi zinali zosavuta: Mwamuna ali ndi njala, ndipo ndili ndi chakudya chomwe chikuwonongeka," akutero Gaston. "Panthawiyo, sindimadziwa kuti zimanditsogolera kumalo omwe ndili pano, koma ndi nthawi yofunika kwambiri yomwe idandipangitsa kuzindikira zosowa zosavuta za ena zomwe zitha kukwaniritsidwa tsiku lililonse. ."

Gaston tsopano ndi woyambitsa komanso wamkulu wa Lunch On Me, bungwe lopanda phindu lochokera ku Los Angeles lomwe limagawanso chakudya chamagulu (chomwe chikanawonongeka), kudyetsa anthu 10,000 ku Skid Row mwezi uliwonse. Ntchito yawo imaposa kungopereka chakudya m'manja mwa anthu; Lunch On Me idadzipereka kuthetsa njala pomwe ikupereka mwayi wopititsa patsogolo malingaliro, thupi, ndi mzimu wamalo osowa pokhala a LA kudzera m'makalasi a yoga, maphwando am'magulu, komanso misonkhano yakuchiritsa azimayi.

Werengani za momwe adayambira, chifukwa chomwe muyenera kusamala kwambiri za njala ndi kusowa pokhala, ndi momwe mungathandizire.

Kuyamba molawirira ndi kuyamba pang'ono

"Ndinakulira kutchalitchi komwe 'kutsetsereka' kunali kwakukulu. (Tiding ndi pomwe mumapereka gawo la 10 la zilizonse zomwe muli nazo ndikupita ku zachifundo kapena mutha kuzipereka kutchalitchiko). Kotero, pakukula, ndinali Anaphunzitsa kuti 10 peresenti ya zonse zomwe muli nazo ziyenera kugawidwa, si zanu. Ndipo kwa ine, sindinkagwirizana kwenikweni ndi tchalitchi. kulonjeza kutchalitchi ndinangodyetsa anthu—ndipo zinayamba, chifukwa amayi anga anati, ‘Sindisamala zomwe umachita, ungoyenera kuchita mbali yako’.

Kenako nditasamukira ku LA, ndidawona vuto lakusowa pokhala ndipo ndidapitiliza chizolowezi changa chouza anthu uthenga ndikudyetsa anthu. Ine sindinachite chinthu chimodzi chokha; Ine ndikanathandiza mwa njira iliyonse yomwe ine ndikanakhoza. Kotero ndikanakhala ku Starbucks, ndikanagula mkaka kwa aliyense amene ali pafupi. Ngati linali tchuthi, ndinali kupanga zakudya zowonjezera kuti ndigawireko. Ndikakhala kugolosale, ndimagula chakudya chowonjezera. Ndikadadya ndekha, nditha kuyitanitsa wina yemwe angakhale wopanda nyumba yemwe adayimirira panja pa malo odyera. Ndipo ndimazikonda. Zinandikhudza kwambiri kuposa kulemba cheke kutchalitchi. Chifukwa ndinazikonda, zidandipangitsa kuti ndikhale wopereka mokondwera. "(Zogwirizana: Gwiritsani Ntchito Zolawa Zanu Pazakudya Kuti Mupange Cocktails A Bomb)

Kulumikizana Pazovuta Zazikulu

"Ndidabweza monga choncho kwa zaka 10 aliyense asanadziwe konse. Imeneyi inali njira yanga yobwezera, inali chinthu chapamtima kwambiri kwa ine. Tsiku lina, mnzanga adayamba kuphika chakudya ndi ine tchuthi chisanachitike ndipo adasangalala kwambiri idali-ndipo inali nthawi yoyamba kuti ndikhale ndi lingaliro loti ndingafikire mabungwe othandizira kapena kuti ichi chitha kukhala chachikulu kuposa ine.

Chifukwa chake ndidayamba kudzipereka, ndipo kulikonse komwe ndimachita, ndimakhumudwitsidwa. Sindinakonde zomwe ndimawona m'dziko lopanda phindu. Panali kulumikizana kwakukulu kumeneku - koposa ine kuyitanitsa alendo osadziwika kuti tidzadye nawo. Zinali zokhuza ndalama ndi manambala osati za anthu. Nthawi ina, ndidakwerapo kuti ndipeze ndalama pomwe bungwe limalephera, ndipo ndipamene ndidapanga chisankho champhamvu kuti ndiyambe ndekha osachita phindu. Sindikudziwa kalikonse za zopanda phindu kapena momwe zimayendera; Ndimangodziwa kukonda anthu. Ndipo ndinazindikira panthawiyo kufunika kwa zomwe ndinali nazo, kuti ndimatha kufikira anthu mwanjira ina. Ndikuganiza kuti zinayamba ndi mfundo yakuti ndimayang'ana anthu monga anthu.

Ndiye momwe Lunch On Me idayambira. Sindinadziwe choti ndichite, choncho ndinangoyitana anzanga 20 kapena 25-makamaka aliyense amene ndimamudziwa ku LA- ndipo ndinati, tiyeni tichite msuzi wothira ozizira ndi pizza wosadyedwa, ndikupite nawo ku Skid Row. Tikupita kumisewu. Kenako anthu 120 adabwera, chifukwa mzanga aliyense yemwe ndidabweretsa abwenzi. Tinadyetsa anthu 500 tsiku loyamba lija. "(Zogwirizana: Upcycled Food Trend Yachokera mu Zinyalala)

Kuthetsa Vuto La Njala

"Tsiku loyamba lija lidawoneka ngati chinthu chachikulu. Koma kenako wina adafunsa," tichitanso izi liti? ' ndipo ndinazindikira kuti sindinalingalirepo: “Mawa anthu 500 ameneŵa adzakhala ndi njala.” Aka kanali koyamba kuzindikira kuti, kufikira itathetsedwa, ntchitoyo sinamalizidwe.

Ndinangoganiza kuti ok tizipanga kamodzi pamwezi. Pasanathe chaka ndi theka, tinachoka pazakudya 500 pamwezi mpaka 10,000. Koma ndidazindikira kuti kuzichita pamlingo uwu kutengera njira ina. Choncho ndinayamba kufufuza zakudya zotayidwa ndipo ndinazindikira kuti zilipokwambiri. Ndinayamba kupita m'masitolo ndikufunsa kuti, 'Kodi zinyalala zako zimapita kuti?' Kwenikweni, ndimapita ndikumapereka malingaliro awa ogawananso zinyalala kuti ndipatse Skid Row, ndipo ndimayang'ana makamaka zakudya zopangidwa ndi mbewu. Icho sichinali dala; Sindinayese kupanga ichi kukhala chinthu chathanzi komanso thanzi. Ndimangofuna kugawana zomwe ndinali nazo, ndi momwe ndimadyera.

Vuto lalikulu ndi loti anthu salemekeza anthu opanda pokhala monga anthu. Amawawona ngati ochepera. Sichapafupi kuuza anthu kuti ayimilire ndi kulimbikitsa munthu amene amamuona kuti ali pansi pawo. Chifukwa chake ndikuphunzitsa zambiri momwe anthu amakhalira opanda pokhala. Anthu samawona kuchuluka kwa zowawa komanso kusowa thandizo komanso zovuta pazifukwa ndi momwe anthu amafikirako. Sawona kuti 50 peresenti ya ana oleredwa amakhala opanda pokhala mkati mwa miyezi isanu ndi umodzi atakwanitsa zaka 18. Sawona kuti asilikali omenyera nkhondo sakhala ndi chithandizo chokwanira chamaganizo pambuyo pa nkhondo, ndipo amapatsidwa mankhwala, ndipo palibe amene adayankha machiritso awo. Sakuwona okalamba omwe akuyang'aniridwa ndi renti ndipo sangakwanitse kuwonjezeka ndi 5% chifukwa cha zomwe adapatsidwa pantchito. Iwo samawona munthu yemwe wagwira ntchito moyo wawo wonse ngati woyang'anira nyumba, akuganiza kuti adachita zonse bwino, ndipo amachotsedwa m'malo awo chifukwa derali lakhala lolimba ndipo alibe kopita. Sakuwona kuwawa kwakomwe anthu amapitako, ndipo sakuzindikira. Ndicho zomwe timakumana nazo zambiri: Mwayi ndi umbuli wokhudzana ndi kusowa pokhala. Anthu amaganiza kuti akuganiza kuti kungopeza ntchito ndikutsatira vutoli. "

Kukhala Wowona M'dziko Lopanda Phindu

"Mukapitiliza kuyang'anitsitsa mumtima mwanu, umunthu wanu, mukamakumana ndi zovuta, zimakhala zosavuta, chifukwa mumamvera mtima wanu. Osadula pamenepo. Osazolowera machitidwewa ndipo amalamula kuti musataye izi. "

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