is it too much to say that it is immoral to eat the new burger offered by hardee's called the 'monster thickburger' while one in six people in the world do not have enough food?
in days of old, yesterday was called gaudete sunday, the sunday of rejoicing and of the pink candle in the advent wreath. why? because advent was a season of serious self-denial, of fasting and pondering the incredible: that god would become human in order that we might become 'like god.' it began on the feast of st. martin and was often called st. martin's lent. now we jump from holiday party to holiday party and eat all manner of festive food, all so we can 'resolve' to lose some weight or take up some exercise routine after the new year.
sometimes i despair of being faithful surrounded by such excess.
Monster Burgers:
I don't think it's too much not to eat it. Because, if you can't fit the whole bite into your mouth, it's just too big!
Why is it that god made us so weird?
PS: ;) Hi from AMG ;)
Posted by: Sarah R. Griffin | December 14, 2004 at 07:56 AM
Well, I for one had to have one as soon as I saw the commercials. Anything that's SO huge and SO decadent must, quite simply, find a place in my stomach.
As far as considering the hunger of the world when eating: if you're dining on more than, say, a few hundred calories a day, you're already making a mockery of the diet of millions. One can't offset the suffering or starvation of the world by what does, or does not, go on one's plate.
It seems far better to contextualize one's good fortune, and not take such plenty for granted. Harboring guilt over something one can't change one or the other does no one any good, and smacks of hubris.
Posted by: James | January 24, 2005 at 01:17 PM
Well Gluttony is one of the seven capital sins, and my Priest says to avoid the occasion of sin. I take this to mean, this is a burger, that is best avoided!
Posted by: Jack | May 12, 2005 at 12:09 AM