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What if we didn’t take our food for granted?

A new series on why we should learn to count our blessings

April 6, 2025 11:38
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Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, who once slept rough on the streets but rose to become a Fire Chief, receiving the King's Fire Medal at Buckingham Palace earlier this year (Photo: Getty Images)

Have you ever been really hungry? Have you ever experienced true hunger, with no knowledge of where you may be able to get your next meal?

Not so long ago, our community were privileged to hear from an incredible person, Sabrina Cohen-Hatton who suffered homelessness as a child, but fought through her challenges and eventually became the Chief of the Fire Brigade in West Sussex. It was an inspirational talk, not only because of her academic and professional achievements, but more importantly for her humility and her compassion for all people.

When telling us her story, she described how, one day, she was watching a group of people eating burgers while she was hungrily looking on.

Someone threw their half-eaten burger in the bin and she went to the bin to retrieve it. As she started eating it, the person who threw it away looked at her with disgust.