FASTING

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>>>>> "Brian" == Brian K Berger <brian_berger@juno.com> writes:

    Brian> i disagree that the food is easier to give up in a land in
    Brian> short supply.  Giving up food in a famine means death is a
    Brian> choice to consider. Fasting is death to self. 

I agree with this statement.  If you know food is in short supply, you
eat whenever you have the chance.  If food is always available, you
know it will be there when you are ready, so fasting is not as much of
a sacrifice.

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