On his way to the mall, the panda chanced to sit in front a nun. The nun sat near the driver. She would not bother passing other pasajeros pamasahe. That was ok, maybe she was praying, but what was interesting about her was that she was fat - like the stout Buddha. She can barely fit in her habit."Why is she fat?" Aren't nuns supposed to practice the Vow of Poverty?
When he got home, he googled "vow.... of.. poverty.." The answers to his question became clear:
xxx The vow of poverty is not to be interpreted as being for ever poor, but rather to sharing everything in common. Those who embrace a vow of poverty do not claim private ownership of any possessions: everything they have is used for the common good of the Religious Order xxx
Wow! The vow of poverty is a misnomer after all. That explains everything! The nuns' mall strollings, their air-con rooms, their maids, their healthy everyday meals complete with desserts, their new service vans, etc. Pretty much more or less a comfortable community life, one may say.
The new understanding of the "vow" still does not explain why some nuns are fat. Whatever happened to religious fasting? Are they not allowed to exercise? Maybe it is a hormonal thing that comes with age. Who knows? Vow of poverty and being overweight is hard to reconcile.
11 comments:
genes, perhaps?
but they should do something about their weight even if it is genetic, agree?
if its genetic, they have to go the extra means to stay healthy like exercise, pick proper food and all. Like u said, they have a vow of poverty, they cannot avail of these things. They must give their extra time to prayer and eat what's on the table.
well they can eat moderately. donate the extra food to the poor.
Dapat din magkaron sila ng exercise.
true kasi marami akong kilalang squatter pero fat. sabagay being fat kasi is not just about the result of overeating or even having something to eat all the time. baka nakatoka lang syang mag-assemble ng rosary 12 hours a day.
plus may mga food that one doesn't have to take in excess pero definitely factors in one's being fat
@darklady hindi lang puro work and prayer dapat. Kung may panahon sila mag mall diba dapat may panahon din sila magehersisyo?
@random student "magassemble ng rosary..." --- hahaha, baka para sa kanila, kung anong nilagay sa plato mo.
@sweet pea, boo turuan mo nga sila ng no carb diet :D hihihi
ganun talaga ang mga modern nuns. nakiki uso kaya mataba sila. uso un ngayon eh. haha!
This is sad, but if you think that's bad, you wouldn't believe how the priests are WORSE than the nuns. I won't say how i know this, but I know first hand how extravagant some priests are living right now..
@buhay prinsesa yes, priests are worse. haha. that's because "the vow of poverty" has nothing to do with poverty at all - it is a misnomer. I feel cheated.
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