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Hunger sucks
The thread title "Hunger is a good thing" is stupid. Hunger sucks. Ask
starving people in third world countries if hunger is a good thing. I've been holding back on a lot of things I've wanted to post lately, because I've been going through nicotine withdrawals and it's hard to tell sometimes if my feelings are valid and appropriate, or just the withdrawals making me crazy, and I didn't want to say anything I'd regret later. But I have to say that lately I have been really depressed about just the fact that obesity exists. It's such a ****ing stupid thing that we have so much food we actually get fat, when for the vast, VAST majority of human history the primary struggle was to get enough food to survive. And it's still that way in many parts of the world. I swear, if God came down from heaven today and solved all of humaniy's current problems, we'd invent a whole batch of new ones the minute his back was turned, and probably be worse off than when we started. I had an epiphany today at the grocery store, while visually drowning in the obscene variety and abundance of food available. Our culture is screwed up. A lot. When there's so much food available it loses its value. We forget how important it is. We view it as the enemy, the thing that keeps us fat, when it isn't the fault of the food, it's the fault of our perceptions and values. Even though I am not a religious person, I am going to start a ritual of giving a silent thanks before each meal. Since I don't believe in god, I'll thank the animal I'm eating or the agricultural workers who grow my produce, I'll thank the truck drivers, and the stock boys, etc. I'll just remind myself in general to be grateful to live in an age and country of abundance, remind myself that it wasn't always this way and it still isn't this way everywhere in the world, and remind myself not to take even one bite of food for granted. Having to struggle to lose weight is a luxury in the eyes of those who are truly hungry. -- Michelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. |
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Hmmm.....
You're practicing your writing. Better than watching the tube, huh? Luna wrote: || The thread title "Hunger is a good thing" is stupid. Hunger sucks. || Ask starving people in third world countries if hunger is a good || thing. I've been holding back on a lot of things I've wanted to || post lately, because I've been going through nicotine withdrawals || and it's hard to tell sometimes if my feelings are valid and || appropriate, or just the withdrawals making me crazy, and I didn't || want to say anything I'd regret later. || || But I have to say that lately I have been really depressed about || just the fact that obesity exists. It's such a ****ing stupid thing || that we have so much food we actually get fat, when for the vast, || VAST majority of human history the primary struggle was to get || enough food to survive. And it's still that way in many parts of || the world. I swear, if God came down from heaven today and solved || all of humaniy's current problems, we'd invent a whole batch of new || ones the minute his back was turned, and probably be worse off than || when we started. || || I had an epiphany today at the grocery store, while visually || drowning in the obscene variety and abundance of food available. || Our culture is screwed up. A lot. When there's so much food || available it loses its value. We forget how important it is. We || view it as the enemy, the thing that keeps us fat, when it isn't the || fault of the food, it's the fault of our perceptions and values. || || Even though I am not a religious person, I am going to start a || ritual of giving a silent thanks before each meal. Since I don't || believe in god, I'll thank the animal I'm eating or the agricultural || workers who grow my produce, I'll thank the truck drivers, and the || stock boys, etc. I'll just remind myself in general to be grateful || to live in an age and country of abundance, remind myself that it || wasn't always this way and it still isn't this way everywhere in the || world, and remind myself not to take even one bite of food for || granted. Having to struggle to lose weight is a luxury in the eyes || of those who are truly hungry. || || -- || Michelle Levin || http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick || || I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 || flaws. |
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Disclaimer: all pronouns are generic
Luna wrote: The thread title "Hunger is a good thing" is stupid. Hunger sucks. Ask starving people in third world countries if hunger is a good thing. Starvation sucks, but hunger, the true signal that it is time to eat, is a good thing. The ability to allow oneself a bit of time to feel that their stomach is indeed truly empty, is indeed a *good* thing. The reason being, because being NOT in a third world country, chances are high that the hunger will soon be gone. It's still even then, not a true hunger, because it's wayyyyy more temporary than those in 3rd world countries experience. But I have to say that lately I have been really depressed about just the fact that obesity exists. It's such a ****ing stupid thing that we have so much food we actually get fat, when for the vast, VAST majority of human history the primary struggle was to get enough food to survive. And it's still that way in many parts of the world. Exactly my point. We have so much food that the notion that we should have a *short* period of time (waking hours) that we have an empty stomach freaks us (the colloquial 'us') out. It's a mindset pounded into our brain so much that we've become fat. (I'm in Canada, but the availability of food is pretty much the same as the US). I had an epiphany today at the grocery store, while visually drowning in the obscene variety and abundance of food available. Our culture is screwed up. A lot. When there's so much food available it loses its value. We forget how important it is. We view it as the enemy, the thing that keeps us fat, when it isn't the fault of the food, it's the fault of our perceptions and values. Right on the money, Luna. Having to struggle to lose weight is a luxury in the eyes of those who are truly hungry. And for us to have an empty stomach for a few hours is not the agony that our culture would love for us to believe. |
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Luna wrote:
I swear, if God came down from heaven today and solved all of humaniy's current problems, Even though I am not a religious person, I am going to start a ritual of giving a silent thanks before each meal. Since I don't believe in god, hmmm. what's wrong with this picture? |
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Luna wrote:
--------- I had an epiphany today at the grocery store, while visually drowning in the obscene variety and abundance of food available. Our culture is screwed up. A lot. I've always thought that there was something fundamentally weirdass about a country where some people pay a premium for low-calorie foods and others can't afford to buy enough calories to feed their families. Dan 325/211/180 Atkins since 1/1/02 (yeah, it was a New Year's Resolution) Besetting sins: good beer, German bread, and Krispy Kremes |
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Luna wrote:
--------- I had an epiphany today at the grocery store, while visually drowning in the obscene variety and abundance of food available. Our culture is screwed up. A lot. I've always thought that there was something fundamentally weirdass about a country where some people pay a premium for low-calorie foods and others can't afford to buy enough calories to feed their families. Dan 325/211/180 Atkins since 1/1/02 (yeah, it was a New Year's Resolution) Besetting sins: good beer, German bread, and Krispy Kremes |
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In article ,
(The Queen of Cans and Jars) wrote: Luna wrote: I swear, if God came down from heaven today and solved all of humaniy's current problems, Even though I am not a religious person, I am going to start a ritual of giving a silent thanks before each meal. Since I don't believe in god, hmmm. what's wrong with this picture? Huh, maybe I should have said that it's a BIG if in the first statement. But I thought it was pretty clear that it was not meant literally as something that was actually likely to happen. I could just as easily have said if aliens came down and solved our problems with superior technology, or if a sorceror appeared and solved our problems with magic, both of which are still illustrations, not actual scientific hypotheses. On rereading yet again, I still think it was obvious that I wasn't being literal in my first statement. Obvious to anyone who isn't hard of thinking, anyway. I'll try to be more sensitive to your disabilities in the future. -- Michelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. |
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Luna wrote:
--------- I had an epiphany today at the grocery store, while visually drowning in the obscene variety and abundance of food available. Our culture is screwed up. A lot. I grew up poor. Very poor. We had commodity foods (before foodstamps). Not much choice. But I got fat on that food. High carbs, high fat. Cheap food. It was years before I ate fruit, vegetables, and meat. It's easy to be fat and starving. And many people are obese because buying starches is cheaper than meat. I'm not talking about junk food. I'm talking about rice, potatoes, and flour. It's not all black and white. Yvonne |
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