The Old Testament refers to
Israel as the Land of Milk and Honey. This metaphor suggests
comfort, sweetness, and peace. But Israel has never known peace.
Today, Israel and the Middle East are on the verge of a war that
could ignite World War III. The conflict in the Middle East is so
complex that it defies description or solution. Political
scientists, sociologists, economists, linguists, historians, and
theologians are stumped. Meanwhile, the world watches and
waits.
Perhaps the conflict in the
Middle East needs a new perspective. Let's return to the biblical
metaphor of milk and honey. We've heard this phrase so many times
that we accept it as gospel. We all know what milk is, but what is
honey? Honey is nectar from flowers that bees collect, digest,
regurgitate, and concentrate. So honey is food made by and for
bees.
Since nectar is sugar water,
honey is concentrated sugar. This is why honey is so sweet and
addictive. It's amazing how many people are addicted to honey and
consider it a health food. When you challenge these people about
honey, they become angry and defensive - a sure sign of addiction.
Like all addictive substances, honey creates insatiable cravings
that undermine our physical and emotional health.
This website describes two
opposite diets: the LOVE Diet, based on nutrition, and the HATE
Diet, based on addiction. The LOVE Diet is
Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian-Energy, without sweets, alcohol, tobacco, or
caffeine. The HATE Diet is Honey-Alcohol-Tobacco-Espresso, with
sweets, caffeine, and meat. The metaphor of milk and honey
corresponds to these two diets: the LOVE Diet includes milk
(lacto); the HATE Diet includes honey.
The LOVE and HATE Diets are
true to their names. People on the LOVE Diet tend to be calm,
stable, and peaceful. People on the HATE Diet tend to be angry,
erratic, and violent. Diet and behavior are inseparable.
People in the Middle East
use a lot of honey, sugar, tobacco, tea, and coffee. Perhaps some
of the anger and violence in the Middle East is dietary in origin.
Why not give the Peace Table a new menu? Peace and health are
inseparable.
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