mood: enslaved music: 'a forest' by the cure

there's a definite difference between eating disorders. of course there's that obvious one: not eating and purging after eating. i mean in a deeper sense, though.

(keep in mind that i'm not judging anyone. i'm just making one opinion clear. no biases, no blind assumptions.)

bulemics are the ones who throw up right after they eat. it's a classic example of taking the easy way out. experience the pleasures of eating (some that might as well be sinful), then get rid of the weight it carries. dodge the consequences. sure it may work to a certain extent, but after all the dust has settled, no progress is made, in a matter of speaking.

anorexics are the ones who don't eat for long long periods of time. as perverse as it may sound, i have a certain respect for people with this disease. why? because this disease takes a massive amount of will power.

let's ponder on this for a while. say person X is anorexic. he/she think him/herself to be fat beyond your wildest dreams. so person X becomes anorexic. only eating when the pain of hunger is way too much to bear. think about what person X has to overcome here. hunger is the core feeling in life's existence. and person X can summon up enough willpower to overcome the oldest, most time-tested urge that has ever existed. that takes guts to say the least.

these differences can be found in many other places too, as i've discovered. here's another brief one: vegans & vegetarians.

vegetarians are people who don't eat meat, but rather, rely upon vegetables and occasionally fish. i've found that people become vegetarians either because they are concerned about their own health or are forced to by doctors because of one of an assorted array of diseases. in general, vegetarians become so to better their own health, and not necessarily the health of their environment.

vegans are people who don't eat meat as well as any animal products. in general, they are also environmental activists who believe that the rights of nature/animals are as viable as the rights of humans. vegans don't eat animal products because they care about the well being of animals. they greatly respect the environment they live in.

on a completely and totally unrelated note, i don't think anyone can fathom just how much i hate being forced to go to church. it defeats the whole purpose of religion in the first place. if you don't want to go, then don't. if your kids don't want to go, then don't force them. the whole point of christianity specifically is accepting whole-heartedly that someone created you and understanding that thanks should be due. if you don't believe that and you don't want to believe that, then going to some building filled with people like that isn't going to change you, lest you become totally brainwashed by the continuous chanting. if you're destined to be a christian or otherwise, then eventually you'll fall into the right place. that little voice that keeps telling you to go deeper will eventually prevail.

don't force things too early.

nothing makes me more irate than a parent/parents who make it their person business to brainwash their child into becoming another hypocrite worshiper. don't force it.

---Goei---