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My mother's side of the family often attempts to shame me for not being overweight like them. On the rare occasions I see them, I always hear "just try to live
by hollywood_court 4y ago
My mother's side of the family often attempts to shame me for not being overweight like them. On the rare occasions I see them, I always hear "just try to live a little" and "you gotta enjoy life." But I do live and I enjoy life. I just do it in a healthier manner than they do.
They are all "Christians" yet they will quickly become offended if you remind them that gluttony is a deadly sin according to their bible.
A little bit of self respect goes a long way.
- sfvegandude 4y agoMany think the deadly seven are recorded in the Bible. Even though each of the seven is a sin, this list is not contained in Scripture. The history of this sin categorization began in the year 400. Evagrius Ponticus, a fourth-century monk, described eight evils to resist. Two centuries later, Pope Gregory 1 refined the inventory to seven. [0] [0]https://www.christianity.com/wiki/sin/what-are-the-seven-deadly-sins.html https://www.christianity.com/wiki/sin/what-are-the-seven-dea...
- hollywood_court 4y agoI stand corrected. However, in the US, gluttony is certainly the most deadly sin.
- throwaway5959 4y agoOne of the last things people are allowed to be shamed for it would seem. That and baldness.
- hollywood_court 4y agoI’m never met anyone who was shamed for being bald. Being bald isn’t much of a choice.
- dominotw 4y agothere are ads where bald guy is sad and lonely then gets a hairtransplant and lands a beautiful lady. I started balding in my teens. I remember visiting my extended family and that ad came on TV, they all at me with 'see there is hope' look.
- edmundsauto 4y agoThere are plenty of things people are shamed for. Your list includes some of them but is more insightful about your perspective than society’s.
- teawrecks 4y agoSpoken like someone who's never been overweight.
- throwaway5959 4y agoOverweight and bald, thanks. One by choice, one by genetics.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoIt’s actually sloth.
- orionion 4y agoPlastic Might Be Making You Obese https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-09-11/plastic-might-be-making-you-obese https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-09-11/plasti...
- mensetmanusman 4y agoIt would be great if we could blame our surroundings.
- fortran77 4y agohttps://www.openbible.info/topics/obesity https://www.openbible.info/topics/obesity
- otikik 4y agoSo is greed. Yet “greed is good” is a common mantra in the US.
- hollywood_court 4y agoI think that is really only a “common mantra” for many business owners/executives and the Fox News crowd. I like to think that most of us that contribute to society don’t feel that way.
- Fricken 4y agoThere's money to be made off 6 of the 7 deadly sins, and they are strongly. Not much room for sloth, though. Gotta work to afford indulging in the other 6.
- pvaldes 4y agoExtreme obesity is a chronic disease. Is not "just a life choice" and definitely is not a sin. The bible authors didn't knew a single thing about human metabolism, leptine role in fat cells, or gut corrective surgery. Searching for medical advice in the bible would end with proposing trepanation to cure a migraine.
- hollywood_court 4y agoMany obese people need proper help and treatment just like any other addict. We’ve somehow managed to make obesity a protected class in our society which in turns makes it worse. It’s absolutely crazy to hear an obese person pass judgement on a meth head or an alcoholic or a heroin addict. They all need treatment. One is no better than the other. They need medical attention.
- whywhywhydude 4y agoI agree. Everyone around them should encourage extremely obese people to get immediate treatment. It’s a deadly disease.