| salut.
so this is day two of lent. for this lent, i gave up anything that contains processed sugar (specifically cookies, candy, chocolate, chips even thought they really dont contain sugar, chocolate chips, ice cream). this lenten sacrifice then limits my dietary intake to just fruit aka nature's candy. someone in my hall whom i shall call Krispy has also taken the step to follow along with me on this long road of self-denial, sacrifice, and an end to all articles that contain sugar for 40 days. to be honest, i feel the effects of not eating sugar already. when im in the dining hall with my friends, i constantly see people eating ice cream, munching on cookies, etc. and i realize that i have been dependent on those things for such a long time. as someone in my hall would say, i had an epiphany. i wouldnt say that it was a full blown, stephen dedalus epiphany...it was more like a demi-ephiphany, if that works. by seeing my dependency on these items, i saw that i could overcome it with strong will and self-control. self-control is good. wow, i cant believe i just said that. just like aristotle said, moderation is the key to life. plus, i sorta cant believe that it has just been the second day and i sorta had my quasi-epiphany. ive got a long ways to go still...
anyways, im tired, ornery, i have french tomorrow morning at nine with my lyonnaise teacher who thinks i cant speak french bc i have a very limited vocabulary of just bon and mauvais. oy vey... |
