Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on April 30, 2001 at 18:58:43:
As adults most of us are made to feel guilty for eating candy. We are told that candy is for children, that it will rot our teeth, that it will make us gain weight, and that it is bad for our health. Most of these things are true, but only if you eat a whole lot of candy everyday. A bit of candy here and there has never been shown to cause serious harm to anyone. Still, most of us feel deprived. We feel like we are having something we enjoy taken away from us. We feel starved for sweet enjoyments.
There is something out there that is as sweet as candy, however. There is something out there that gives as much pleasure to the heart and mind as candy does to the taste buds. There is something out there that not only brings sweetness to your life but also health to your body and food to your soul. This something is choosing love and joy. There is no candy as delicious as choosing love and joy. Nothing gives you greater pleasure. Nothing brings so much goodness into your life. Nothing is better for you than choosing love and joy. Choosing love and joy is like eating candy and getting the nutrition of fruits and vegetables at the same time. People ask me how I can choose love and joy so much. Wouldn't you eat candy all the time if it brought you nothing but goodness.
Come up to the table and enjoy the feast of life then. The table is loaded with a candy that does no harm only good. Eat and enjoy the wonders of life that are set before you. Know that you can't overeat. You can eat of the joy and love of life forever and never feel full. Take your loved ones by the hand and invite them to the banquet as well. Love, joy, goodness, sweetness, and delight are just sitting there waiting for us to choose them, share them, and grow in them forever. It is so wonderful to know that God gives us the greatest candy in the world free of harm and free of charge. It is so wonderful to know that you can always eat and enjoy life's true candy.