rawfoodism ( was Re: solar cooking)

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Hello to all who may be concerned!

I want to reconsider something I said about rawfoodism in this

thread. I know that the cure can be worse than the ailment, but I

simply can't gloss over my mistake. I ended my piece by saying that

it wasn't my intention to criticize people's choices... but was I

being honest? Looking back, I think that, yes, I was being critical.

Why deny it? At some point I may be shown to be wrong in my appraisal

of rawfoodism, but at present I can't hide my criticism. So next time

I won't try to soften my message, even if it proves to be wrong

afterwards. I hope I can be pardoned this time.

José

> Dear Sue,

>

> Well, that was all very empathic to read. I agree with everything.

> Thank you.

>

> Now I would like to say something about eating all raw.

>

> Actually, I would compare eating all raw to climbing the Everest.

> Both are ultimate experiences. But what is left for you to do

> afterwards? Nothing worth your while or effort, it seems. That's

why

> an all-raw diet can be counterproductive. It leaves you with no

more

> options. For someone who has climbed the Everest, all the other

peaks

> look like hills. He may well want to retire or even die, because

life

> won't offer him any more challenges, will it?

>

> Besides, who can stay on that top all the time? Unless you're

> prepared to endure the cold and the isolation, you'll have to come

> down one day. So, maybe an all-raw diet is good for the short term,

> but not for life.

>

> Some rawfoodists claim that cooking takes a lot of time. Indeed, it

> does, but that's where your intelligence can play a role: there are

> many ways of turning cooking into fun, aren't there? And I wonder

> what rawfoodists do make of their increased amount of free time.

Are

> they able to use it in meditation, working out, growing food,

reading

> books, etc? If that's the case, then I'll take my hat off to them.

> But I'm afraid it isn't always like that. I don't think they all

know

> what to do with their lengthy free time. Perhaps some of them will

> just fold their arms and keep on watching other people ... cook –

to

> pass the time. On the other hand, some rawfoodists may go on

> complaining they still don't have the time, all the time they need.

> It would be better for the latter to stop eating altogether, don`t

> you think so?

>

>

>

> PS. It goes without saying, but I will say it anyway - Nothing of

> what I wrote above aims at criticizing other people`s choices. It`s

> just my partial and personal way of looking at radical rawfoodism.

>

>