Today's Scripture Reading (November
12, 2022): Proverbs
15
Sometimes
I just need to sit back and listen to the "Arrogant
Worms."
And one of my favorite songs by the Worms is "Carrot
Juice is Murder."
The song takes up the right of the vegetables. According to the lyrics,
Vegetables live in oppression,
Served on our tables each night.
This killing of veggies is madness,
I say we take up the fight.
And then, of course, the chorus
takes up the theme
I've heard the screams of the
vegetables (scream, scream, scream)
Watching their skins being peeled (having their
insides revealed)
Grated and steamed with no mercy (burning off
calories)
How do you think that feels (bet it hurts really
bad)
Carrot juice constitutes murder (and that's a
real crime)
Greenhouses prisons for slaves (let my
vegetables go)
It's time to stop all this gardening (it's dirty
as hell)
Let's call a spade a spade (is a spade is a
spade is a spade)
The song
hits home for someone who has never liked to eat his vegetables (I eat them, I
just don't like to eat them). Why can't broccoli taste like a steak and peas
like a bacon cheeseburger?
Maybe
Solomon shared some food preferences with me. But he observes that it is better
to eat a small serving of vegetables that are served with love than to enjoy a
steak in the presence of those who hate you. And I agree. Mcdonald's is where
my friends are. I would rather enjoy a time out at Mcdonald's with friends than
a feast at a fancy restaurant with people who don't like me. And maybe that
explains why I like McDonald's and don't really care about upscale restaurants.
Tomorrow's Scripture Reading:
Proverbs 16
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