Gluttony – is it a pleasure or is it a sin?

Surely this has happened to you: you´ve got some cheese but you´re missing a piece of bread to appreciate this last tasty morsel with your last drop of wine….gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins: it is an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; the act or practice of eating to excess.

At first glance, gluttony is a desperate call of our stomach. Who among us does not like good food? Who is able to resist the delicious Valencian cuisine for example, with its thousands of rice recipes, like their traditional paella, their seafood and their vegetables? In addition, the region also offers a very tasty wine selection. Filled to satisfaction, taste a little of everything and then take a nap, this is a good life! They would have to erase this sin from the list!

It is said that the greed of love and affection is the more common form. And that it´s very common to see these people addicted to chocolate, sweets and sugar. In fact, the word “sugar” comes from the Sanskrit root “sukha” which means “happiness”. Children who are overweight, for example, seek a way to satisfy their hunger of love.

Binge drinking, which if repeated can be destructive behaviour and also a form of gluttony. Constant drunkenness is also a destructive behaviour, and also a way of gluttony. In The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, the penitents in Purgatory were forced to stand between two trees, unable to reach and eat the fruit hanging from its branches. The sweet-toothed were forced to smell the food without eating it. Now you know what awaits you if you play with the sin of gluttony!

It is clear that one can not joke about it, as anorexia, obesity and hunger in the world are serious matters and it´s these dietary epidemics are what lead one to lack basic food requirements and loss of taste. The worst thing is the manipulation that the advertising provokes: we always think we need something we already have or that we don’t need: like fast food.

But if there´s something you can consume without guilt it is your thirst and appetite for new horizons. In Valencia you’ll discover fantastic new flavours! You’ll love the paella and you will certainly try to cook one for your friends. Rent apartments in Valencia to have the best accommodation!