Am I the only one who feels this way?
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I agree. Food is like a drug, really. It's addicting, and many many many people can't control themselves when it comes to food. It takes a lot of willpower to fast, or even to eat healthy.
The Muslim world would agree with that, they fast during the month of Ramadan where they fast everyday sun up to sun down.
no shut up ur wrong. the only reason they starve is becuz they have to. we americans have a choice tho
Maybe some amounts of suffering can be good spiritually, but in general people have an aversion to suffering. I suppose it probably depends upon your personality; some people may feel gratified by suffering.
You're not the only one who feels that way, but the medical community disagrees with you. Your body needs food to survive, it's as simple as that. Yes it is good that our minds have control over our urges, but you can cleanse your body by eating healthy foods, you don't have to punish your body to improve its function.
Starving yourself certainly takes willpower for most people if they have a choice in the matter--but for others it is a serious eating disorder which can lead to death.
I am sure you are not the only one who feels that way. However, I doubt that people who are starving in the Sudan or other impoverished countries would view it as cleansing. So you must be talking about starving oneself in an intentional manner. I agree with you that such actions are all about control. And that starving oneself requires willpower. There are, perhaps, even times when one does so to make a point - a hunger strike in benefit of a cause, for example. However, in the absence of clear goal or purpose, starving oneself boils down to an act of self-harm. One could demonstrate a control over human needs in other ways - becoming celibate, for example. In no way is starving oneself a "very good thing."
I don't think you would think that starvation is a strong act of willpower if you REALLY had no food to eat. I'm sure those thousands of people dying of starvation in third world countries don't care at all about mind over human needs matter.
I read that in Jainism, the Mahavira, who is the founder of jainism, fasted to death. So in some cultures It is revered.
I think it takes even more will power to practice ahimsa (non-harming in thoughts, deeds or actions). The Mahavira also practiced this.
Yeah, I think it's supper time.
I see what you are saying, but disagree with you a bit.
To me, the real proof of control would be to fuel your body only with healthy foods to achieve maximum result instead of giving in the cravings for junk food, and making sure you are taking the best care you can of your body by providing it with good nutrition, adequate sleep, and proper exercise.
Starvation is self-abuse and unwise because it is damaging to the body. The body is the vehicle for the soul. Don't you want your body to work well for many long years?
Starvation does not really prove willpower as much as it proves dysfunctional thinking. Willpower is doing what is best for our bodies even if it's not what we particularly want to do at the time, not denying and harming them.
Control over fickle desires is a good thing. Denying normal human needs is not. Bodies are a miracle of engineering and the desire for food is a part of that design to prompt us to fuel up. Bodies respond to exercise. They respond in a positive way to the things that promote a healthy condition. They respond in a negative way to damage.
We are here on this earth for such a relatively short period of time. Why spend precious moments worrying about an extra calorie or two when there is a big beautiful life out there to be experienced and a world to see?
Best wishes to you.
i think it's just silly. but, i really dont mind if you wanna starve yourself.
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