Hunger, Part VII

August 28, 2017


"My father believes hunger is in the mind.  I know differently.  I know that hunger is in the mind and the body and the heart and the soul."  --Roxane Gay, Hunger

This quote first came to me via a Facebook post.  Late yesterday, I came across it in the memoir.

Hunger, indeed, is in the mind and body and the heart and the soul.  And while it is often seen as bad, it's actually good.  Without hunger, we'd starve.  Without hunger, there would be no knowledge.  Without hunger, there would be no love and no deep truths.  It's when hunger is seen as something to fear, to fight, to hate, when it's ignored, that it's dark side shows.  But hunger listened to, hunger embraced, that can bring health and healing, happiness and even joy--and much light.