Video Game Forums - View Single Post

**Valigarmander** · 02-06-2008, 07:14 PM

Today is Ash Wednesday, the date on the Christian calendar that marks the beginning of Lent. This period of time is set aside to recognize the time Jesus spent in the desert, resisting the Devil's temptations. As such, many Christians take it upon themselves to resist temptations of their own during this time. This could be giving up snack foods, smoking, sex, video games (my uncle did that last year), or something else that is generally considered a temptation, or at least time you could replace with doing something productive.

I'm not particularly religious, but today I've decided that for Lent I'll be giving up my bad eating habits. Seriously, I'm a glutton. I may be skinny as a sapling but that doesn't hide the fact that I eat more than anyone else in the house. So, I'll be honoring Lent along with my family (which is Christian), and spending the next 40 days or so until Easter trying to resist the temptations of bad dieting. Hopefully, I won't stop at Easter.

I see this as an opportunity to respect and celebrate a religious tradition with my family (though I myself am not a Christian), and also to motivate myself to do something good for me. In this topic, feel free to discuss what you plan to do for Lent this year, if anything. Good luck, and wish me some.

02-06-2008, 07:14 PM	#1
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,213 Thanks: 1,611 Thanked 5,552 Times in 2,499 Posts Blog Entries: 18	Ash Wednesday/Lent Today is Ash Wednesday, the date on the Christian calendar that marks the beginning of Lent. This period of time is set aside to recognize the time Jesus spent in the desert, resisting the Devil's temptations. As such, many Christians take it upon themselves to resist temptations of their own during this time. This could be giving up snack foods, smoking, sex, video games (my uncle did that last year), or something else that is generally considered a temptation, or at least time you could replace with doing something productive. I'm not particularly religious, but today I've decided that for Lent I'll be giving up my bad eating habits. Seriously, I'm a glutton. I may be skinny as a sapling but that doesn't hide the fact that I eat more than anyone else in the house. So, I'll be honoring Lent along with my family (which is Christian), and spending the next 40 days or so until Easter trying to resist the temptations of bad dieting. Hopefully, I won't stop at Easter. I see this as an opportunity to respect and celebrate a religious tradition with my family (though I myself am not a Christian), and also to motivate myself to do something good for me. In this topic, feel free to discuss what you plan to do for Lent this year, if anything. Good luck, and wish me some.