National obsession, national insanity
TAPS wrote today about our cultural/national obsession with eating. We eat because we want to. We might eat sometimes because we are hungry, but more often it is because we are bored, or lonely or suffering from some other kind of emotional hunger. There is great gratification in eating: flavors and textures delight our mouths, and when we are feeling powerless in other areas of life, there is tremendous satisfaction in crunching down irresistably on something hard or tough. And when we feel... Sign in to see full entry.