One Human Family, Food for All

Based on an ancient story about hunger and sharing, this animated video is part of Caritas’ “One Human Family, Food for All” campaign. The “allegory of the spoons” teaches us that when we struggle to feed only ourselves, everyone goes hungry. But when we focus on our neighbour’s hunger, we discover there are ways to feed everyone.
Around the world, Caritas helps people so that they can feed their families. Learn more about our anti-hunger work at CaritasFoodforAll.
Basado en una antigua historia sobre el hambre y el compartir, el vídeo animado forma parte de la campaña de Caritas “Una familia humana, Alimentos para Todos”. La “alegoría de las cucharas largas” nos enseña que cuando se lucha para alimentar sólo a nosotros mismos, todo el mundo pasa hambre. Pero cuando nos centramos en el hambre de nuestro vecino, descubrimos que hay maneras de alimentar a todo el mundo.
Issue d’une histoire ancienne sur la faim, cette vidéo fait partie de la campagne «Une seule famille humaine, de la nourriture pour tous». “L’allégorie des longues cuillères” nous enseigne que lorsque nous essayons de nous nourrir seuls, tout le monde souffre de la faim. Mais lorsque nous nous concentrons sur la faim de notre voisin, nous découvrons qu’il existe des moyens pour nourrir tout le monde.
有一則古老的寓言故事，描寫地獄和天堂的情景。今日國際明愛將飢餓與分享，以動畫影片輝映，深具教育意義。
『長勺寓言』影片反應出，當我們極力於改善自己的生活，只為了糊口，卻忽略了周遭的飢餓，到後來好像還是在挨餓；但是，當我們留意於我們的鄰居的飢餓，我們會發現總有辦法養活所有的人，因為我們樂於分享。
هذا الفيديو هو جزء من حملة كاريتاس العالمية لمكافحة الجوع "عائلة إنسانية واحدة، الغذاء للجميع", وهو يستند إلى قصة قديمة عن الجوع والتقاسم. رمزية الملاعق الطويلة تعلمنا أننا عندما نكافح من أجل إطعام أنفسنا فقط، يصبح كل واحد منا جائعا. ولكن عندما نهتم بجوع جارنا، نكتشف أن هناك طرق لإطعام الجميع.
Это анимационное видео, основанное на древней притче о голоде и способности делиться, является частью акции «Единая семья, Еда для всех», проводимой Каритас. «Аллегория длинных ложек» показывает, что когда мы стремимся прокормить только себя, враждуя с другими, все могут остаться голодными. Но если мы накормим того, кто рядом, то сможем прокормить всех.
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Art direction and animation by EALLIN: www.eallin.com/
Director: Denizcan Yuzgul
Compositor & colorist: Michal Šverma
Dramaturge: Pavel Hurboš
CGI team: Josef Kasal, Libor Batěk, David Dvořák, Štěpán Končelík, Jiří Linhart, Jan Zavadil, Martin Hanschild, Murphy Ličko
Animation team: Pavel Hruboš, Renata Stránská, Gabi Popov, Severin Baschung
Postproduction manager: Lukáš Karvánek
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Sound by BANG: www.bangworld.com/
For BANG/NY:
Executive Producer: Brad Stratton
Sound Designers: Paul Vitolins and Nick Cipriano
Re-recording mixer: Paul Vitolins
For BANG/EU:
Composer: Viliam Bereš
Producer/Recording Engineer: Steve Walsh
Featured vocalists:
Lenka Dusilova
The Lanugo Children's Choir
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Editorial: Laura Sheahen/Caritas
food.caritas.org/

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Based on an ancient story about hunger and sharing, this animated video is part of Caritas’ “One Human Family, Food for All” campaign. The “allegory of the long spoons” teaches us that when we struggle to feed only ourselves, everyone goes hungry. But when we focus on our neighbour’s hunger, we discover there are ways to feed everyone.

[@chesposito]

Email me how to get involved [e-mail]

[@DwightEWalker]

chris28ish

[@RequiemPoete]

It also teaches not to piss off a witch or demon capable of cursing your cutlery.

[@rhyannelabilles6239]

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[@example6978]

Well that just isn't logical

[@Eyologist1]

This is a correct principle and a universal one. It is described most fully in the new little book, PRIOR UNITY. The principle actually applies to Humanity in general, to all of our activities. We are one family, always already united. We do not need to do anything to create unity. It is here now. We need only acknowledge it and work together, cooperate with each other, tolerate our differences, and live peacefully accordingly.

[@junesilvermanb2979]

Never turn your back on family, even when they hurt you. Never let life get the better of you. And if you remember nothing else, remember to find time to eat together as a family, even when times are rough; especially when times are rough. There's no lack of painful things in this world, but hunger and loneliness must surely be two of the worst. Thanks to you, my precious family, I didn't know a moment of either of those the last ninety years. Love you all. Good bye.

[@Barnone11970]

Great message in this short clip. I wish we ALL could learn to do that... Instead, most would rather kill or watch others get killed over what we could ALL share equally and as equals....

[@BeyondTheMind007]

I wouldn't say most people. As humans it's in our nature to share, some have lost their way or have been raised through years of neglectful habits.

[@nitroexcalibur]

Finding myself back at this video while I’m in a really rough patch. The video was just really important to someone I care about, so I guess I naturally came back to it. It not only reminds me of them but of everything we should be doing in this world. :)

[@alejandroarango8]

Desde Colombia muchos vemos la vida así. La esperanza sigue latente en nuestros corazones. Good job!

[@superlittlechicken5674]

at my school at service we were talking about friendship and Mr jones(head teacher)found that video and now it IS one of the things that we always watch everyday when we come to school and when school ends

[@porpaibose]

This piece of work tells me that if I concentrate on myself alone there wont be any expected result, on the contrary I will be facing death process. But if my attention is directed towards others, not only others needs but also my needs are perfectly satisfied. Thanks for your noble works.

[@chadangeles3856]

ur late on ur essay

[@RequiemPoete]

Yes I know, necro post. But you see, it's not about just helping your neighbor. It's about cooperation, that if we work together we can help both ourselves and each other.

[@Mwendaz10]

The World is for all of us and should remain ours. If humanity strives to Work together to solve current global issues. The World resources should cater for all and co operation and co existance is a must for us to preserve humanity for future generations.

[@SebhatStudios]

This scared me more than it should have.

[@emh8861]

Bill gates of hell

[@yudyalejandragallego6307]

Que bonito... hay que dejar el egocentrismo a un lado y aprender de que la vida se trata de compartir, porque "hoy por tí, mañana por mí"

[@MillicentStClaire]

I love this and thank you for this simple illustration of this important story. One for all and all for one!

[@troopertitan]

a message for humanity and a lesson that we should all learn

[@ellahyalalnacam9589]

It only taught us a lesson that being greedy won't do us good instead try to help each other.Hand on hand!

[@TheKersey475]

Yeah, but there's always that one jerk who will knock over the entire bowl into the abyss just to spitefully make sure everyone is as starving as he is.

[@barrdack]

Its always someone else. I never heard this being said : "I would knock it down so that we all starve". Think that that person is you, be that person, would you do it ? What made you do this?

[@theoriginaljean3917]

barrdackless don’t be naive, some people would do that lol. The world has characters who surpass YOU in benevolence and in malice. The more you live the more you see both. Both are unexplainable because they can go so beyond sometimes. Like it won’t make sense type of deal. The type of stuff that makes you say “you gotta be kidding”.

[@barrdack]

@@theoriginaljean3917 I invited you to the opposite part of that argument. Your response gives away the fact that you didn't engage in it. I want you to think you are the evil person that does that. To simplify the problem think there is no random choice. You do it, you break the bowl, all people starve including you. In your mind that is the best strategy. How would you arrive to it. If you say I wouldn't you lost at this exercise.

[@theoriginaljean3917]

barrdackless for a person to do this, they must be filled with grudges, have a real bad temper, or have some sort of mental/thinking dysfunction. Also, a person could be pretending to teach the group a lesson by making all pay... so, that is how I think a person commits such acts.

[@RequiemPoete]

@@barrdack Given enough people there will definitely be someone who would be so hateful and short sided that they would rather strike out at an enemy and see them suffer, vs working with them for mutual benefit.

[@tesspanizales4206]

It speaks a lot about we, as citizens of the world, must strive to work on. One person at a time, in a just culture.

[@FabioCarbonesombrero51]

Un video commovente ed emblematico. Senza parole, forte significato simbolico.

[@Thesingingwalrus]

What a wonderful video!

[@Linuxica]

Brillante alegoría. Todos dependemos de todos.

[@sonogabri1]

Bellissimo !!!

[@TipTheFlip]

:) although I still feel sad for the guy that lost his spoon I mean he did nothing..

[@dawnlrogers3192]

Love it. Powerful message.

[@carmaruxa]

Increíble y magnífica creación...

[@cesaraugustogarciaobando1373]

¡EXCELENTE MENSAJE!!! -- En el mundo muchos no pueden comer por el egoísmo de unos pocos. Es urgente tomar iniciativas de solidaridad y Misericordia con los más desvalidos de nuestra sociedad... seamos sensibles al dolor ajeno, que es el dolor del Cristo crucificado..

[@anagra33]

Excellente vidéo à partager.

[@bre1515]

what has quarantine got me watching today

[@cyannovafrostrc]

This place was hell Now, it's heaven

[@bonkiddr]

Thanks for the video clip. A timely one for reflections.

[@anegelicrislove]

maravilloso y lleno de esperanza

[@mybrozfam]

If we just help each other everyone can thrive.

[@sugarcane4000]

Very good ...Thank you for this ..so inspiring!

[@eduardosantiago5730]

A mais importante causa do mundo, que devemos lutar dia-a-dia.

[@krelfsn]

I'm here after the earthquake in Türkiye as an earthquake victim and this video is more meaningful now ❤️

[@nadezhdaborisova3816]

Поучительно. Спасибо за напоминание.

[@estebanorlandovega]

such a powerful and amazing message ! pass it on!

[@oscarbalasch8653]

¡Excelente!

[@Ksenia73]

grazie!!! stupendo!!!

[@ramnirises]

wowww great video

[@GrammaWilli]

Wonderful!

Yeeeeees! This is a great short video. everyone can understand, no one can say that they did not know :D well done :)

[@Arkapratimbhatt]

Beautiful video

[@victoralfonsovalenciarodri5645]

El amor demostrado en un video.

[@Viviamoro]

Maravilhoso!!

[@collinb3480]

good job this has great animation

[@fatmadridibenaissa3513]

Excellente vidéo. Merci.

[@dayangmaisharahsuhai]

Selalulah berkongsi sebab setiap perkongsian yang diberikan, bukan sekadar memberi manfaat kepada seseorang yang anda berikan. Malah, ia boleh merubah keadaan di sekelilingmu juga.. . Always be the person who always shares. The reason for each share given, it's not just to benefit someone you give to. It's also can change the situation around you too..

[@unpluggeddogdreams]

BRILLIANT!

[@HokageLevelElena]

I love the message and I enjoyed it. The music is also very wonderful.

[@elmerism]

one of the best videos ever :) we're not alone there....

[@tlmntv]

Спасибо за наглядность! Thanks for the visualization

[@yobrojoost]

We're all in it together!

[@chalhae]

서로 도우면 살수 있다는 표현이 잘 나타나 있어 쉽게 이해 할수 있군요...^^

[@grimaldosaturdinochongvasq1675]

Gracias

[@Ben-xb5yg]

This was great.

[@rishisharma7284]

Not going to lie, they can actually feed themselves by using both hand to pull the spoon next closer to them as you would when you pull a rope towards you. Just pull the spoon towards you with both hands then pull it back out when you need to get some more soup, but I do get what they are trying to convey. Nice message

[@ramonm.castrothomas4107]

vídeo interesante y positivo

[@tomatosally49]

감동입니다

[@artcad2011]

Be kind, and think collectively. Don't let the world make you a moody. Don't let the pain make you hate. Don't let the bitterness steal your sweetness..... be kind. Great video, you can say it louder, but not clearer. ............................................"a human family, food for all" -

[@LandryLook]

Une vidéo très touchant, si seulement les politiciens Malgache pouvaient raisonner pareillement.

[@Palenciadiferentepd]

Estupendo vídeo, se puede decir más alto, pero no más claro.

[@drxcreatures]

I remember this story. I've always liked it.

[@emh8861]

But what if they feed the evil one first?

[@PeterteRiele]

Powerful image!

[@OpenRuimte010]

Great!

[@birgitnitschke1671]

Einfach - wow ! Herzlichst, für alle, BiggY

[@mark91345]

Well done

[@megankearns5465]

Inspiring!

[@martinschwanebeck7586]

Why wouldn't you just hold the spoon closer to the head

[@Xicolami]

Nice 3D work :)

[@VivaFivem]

Que bonito 🎉🎉

[@mojtabaez7937]

Perfect

[@22jLee]

beautiful video its a great 1 min video tat says alot about today society =(

[@televisionalternativ]

Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno ,all for one and one for all

[@dallaterzainsu]

Semplicemente meraviglioso. Grazie.

[@hossamzein]

thank u , it is a part of my presentation for now (marketing- research) thank u for the value thank u for the service

[@drakem222]

Beautfiul, if everyone would just do this in their neighborhood...

[@bigtips4789]

i searched for different thing and found this. pretty nice

[@moon-mb2fg]

Cuuute

[@sani-tech]

very nice video ❣❣❣

[@taraprasansatpathy3274]

A big salute to the creator

[@Becapaty]

Es cierto, si diéramos de comer a un hambriento cada persona, no existiría hambre en el mundo.

[@isaacisaac6450]

J’ai beaucoup aimer , les valeurs sont instructifs

[@isaacisaac6450]

Instructives 😅

[@yohanes2728]

I wonder... Why in every video even as good and powerful as this, there are some random people who hit dislike button?

[@rangerjenny1278]

the kind of people who think "then people will just mooch off me and be lazy"

[@afoolsbabybear2266]

There’s actually a good reason. Why couldn’t those people just grab further into the spoons and choke up the spoon and get their hands far enough towards the scooping part and the eat it? No ones that stupid, yet for some reason in the animation, they are.

[@xblitzer]

So deep even Adele cant roll in it

[@sumalinogjanklydej.7396]

😊so nice

[@aliascpr4557]

Universal truth 'feed life save life'

[@K00014595]

No hate here only love, great to see it

[@Jia0290]

You know they can just roll the spoon over them. Idk how to explain this but just make the spoon shorter by pulling it back and drink the soup like it's a bowl

[@aromonk1982]

Nice and touchy video, maybe you can share this to Nestlé, P&G, KFC and more, they have so much to share and bring faster results to this campaign... apart of common people of course. Or maybe Monsanto, because they seems needy with their modified seeds in places like Africa, for example...

[@PaseASaludar]

Que alguien me explique por qué hay "no me gusta" en algo tan maravilloso?

[@dominikkralj3535]

I like this video. :)

[@ronadipon352]

in my school we were learning about something related to this then they put this video

[@vuraleser1548]

I believe this is the masterpiece behind the movie "platform"

[@neverrevenge7335]

Gay

[@mashakubrak2651]

Vural Eser I just finished watching the film, and was thinking about it and remembered this parable! (my pastor told it to us once). They are very similar and give you so much to think about...

[@amoraJambo11]

Lindo demais!!! A união combate a fome do corpo e a da alma.... Quem disse que não precisamos uns dos outros???

[@AlbertoMallett]

Enseña mucho este video

[@laurenceeloud804]

tout simplement ce que devrait être l'humanité sur terre !

[@chesterlight5130]

They could have moved the spoon closer to them by adjusting the position of their hand nearer to the spoon patiently each time.

[@Vampcurse]

It's cute that you COMPLETELY missed the point of this video.

[@RequiemPoete]

@@Vampcurse Meh. The video loses its punch by leaving out the tid bit, that in the original story, the handles delibrately grew away from their Owners' mouths.

[@Sassayyyyy]

If only things in life were this simple. People will argue against healthcare as a universal human right and increasing taxes to cover public services while liking this video.

[@MrSponix32]

Day the earth will become heaven, if this attitude comes to all human beings by breaking the borders of countries, religions, caste, colors, community ....

[@chadangeles3856]

earth is heaven dumbass

[@cristinehalili3624]

What do you call about the place were they are in?

[@TheSwartz22]

Where can I download this video? I want to use it at a nonprofit event.