The Problem Of
Gluttony
Carla
was a girl who loved to eat. She was never picky with
what she was offered. She would accept anything in the
blink of an eye! She plunged into the pleasure of
chewing no matter what they gave her!
It was no use
for her mother to warn her to avoid so much food because
Carla could not stop trying everything she was offered.
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Until one day
came the time when her clothes did not fit her anymore.
She tried all the dresses, slacks, shorts, sweaters,
everything in the wardrobe. Nothing! Even her sneakers
were tight! They did not fit her feet!
So she began
to cry desolately:
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- Buaaa...
buaa... buaa... What am I going to do now?
Her mother
came running to know what was going on, when she heard
her daughter crying:
- What
happened, Carla?
And with her
face red from crying, tears streaming down her face, she
explained:
- Mom! I do
not know what to do! I do not have a single outfit in my
closet that fits me! What now? What am I going to do?
Her mother
approached her, sympathetic to her situation, but unable
to help her:
- Carla, Mommy
warned you, honey! Everything has a price! Our body does
not tolerate too much food! It needs care and we cannot
eat everything that is in front of us! Gluttony is a
flaw!
- But I love
to eat, Mom!
- Yes, Carla!
However, you have to stop overeating urgently otherwise
you will turn into an... an… elephant!
The girl
started to cry even more. She was desolate.
With pity for
her, the mother sat on a chair and placed the girl on
her lap, hugging her with much love:
- Dear
daughter, I'm here to help you. I will do whatever is
necessary, however you need to see a doctor and start a
diet that he will give you, understood?
- Yes, Mom!
- So I'm going
to make an appointment with the doctor, then I'll tell
you when to come with me.
- All right,
Mom. This way I cannot go on!...
- Great. I
hope you can control your appetite, okay?
On the
appointed day, Carla’s mother woke her up and, after
getting ready, they left for the doctor's office. Carla
was happy until she heard the doctor say:
- Carla, you
need to lose a lot of weight. Thus your diet will be
strict. He handed her a sheet of paper with the medical
recommendations.
When she saw
what was written, she made a face:
- All that?
The doctor
smiled, confirming:
- Yes, Carla.
Only that!
- But, Doctor,
I'll starve!
- No, Carla,
you'll get used to it, and you'll be happy and much
leaner soon. OK?
Carla left the
doctor’s office devastated. How to eat so little? She
would starve!
As there was
no other way, Carla gradually adapted to the diet and
soon was eating much less and was very satisfied by the
weight she lost. When she returned to the doctor's
office, he said:
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Congratulations, Carla! It's going very well. Keep it
that way! Everything will be fine!
Some time
later, Carla returned to the doctor's office with her
mother and she asked:
- What's up,
Doc? Am I leaner?
- Do you feel
good?
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- So now, just
go on with the diet. Soon you will be able to eat
something else.
Carla said
goodbye to the doctor and left the office feeling happy.
She no longer felt the compulsion to eat. She preferred
to drink water, tea or soft drinks with less sugar.
Three months
later, Carla entered the classroom and the class
applauded her. Gladly, Carla walked over to her desk and
sat down.
A classmate
sitting behind her wanted to know what she had done to
lose weight. Carla told him and he asked for the
doctor's address. Soon they were friends, and Carla
helped him solve his weight problem.
They became,
in addition to classmates, great friends, and Carla
never overate as before, because she understood that
eating should now only be what was necessary!
MEIMEI
