Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Indulge

In the grand scheme of things, being 10 or 50 pounds overweight is not a huge deal. So you take up eight more inches on the couch or an extra seat on the bus, so you need more fabric to make your clothes, so you bang into door frames more often than other people. Maybe people look at you in disgust and you may even die a few years before your friends do.

But you know, your body is not you. My body is merely a vehicle my soul uses to gather experience. When I die, it becomes a carcass fated to decompose.

4 comments:

Sparky said...

Such fat thinking. OK. I don't need to meet you at 170 lbs, you'll get to 175 lbs all on your own. See you there!

Waif said...

So I guess this means you did not start your week of eating fruits and vegetables. The problem is not the dying any idiot can do that it is the living in agonizing pain because your too big to move or do anything else. Let me add the high blood pressure, diabetes etc.

Anonymous said...

So, which is it? 10 or 50?

The Sylph said...

What, what? You think I must be 50 lbs overweight to make the observation that I did? I think you can make that observation if you are in tune with the human condition. I'll have you know I did an 8 km hike this weekend. I am fitter than I was 10 years ago.