Consumerist Fasting

A very strict fast that will last for 42 days has begun for members of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Of course, the fast was created before the times of consumerism and now the religion has to adapt. A priest spoke on television yesterday, expalining to people that the fast was supposed to get people to moderate their gluttony for a while and concentrate on their spiritual life. It was not meant to get people to stuff their faces at expensive, fashionable vegan and microbiotic restaurants.

My sister’s Birthday is today (Happy Birthday!!!!!) and she is taking our parents to just such a trendy vegan place because they are fasting.

I think in a few years I will start observing this fast, too. Not for religious reasons but because it is really good for one’s health and imagination.