Last night I opened up a Dove chocolate. The wrapper said,
“Create Peace for Yourself”.
Interesting….I wondered what it would be like to open a chocolate and read:
“There is no possible way you can justify eating this.”
Instead of the warm fuzzy feelings and the chocolaty comfort I was expecting, I would feel guilty for indulging my taste buds in the wonderful chocolate bliss! The guilt would be too great to bear. I reach for another chocolate, hoping for some reassurance and consolation to boost my fading self-esteem. This time I read:
“Just because your fat, doesn’t mean your ugly!”
Finally! some help in this time of dire need! What an encouragement. So true! However I cannot help but feel a slight nagging feeling…is this implying something? What if I’m not ugly, but, you know…almost ugly… I grab another one. As I pop the chocolate into my mouth I study the wrapper:
“Don’t worry about acne, it’s what’s inside that counts!”
I am not reassured, but this is the last chocolate in the dish. The secretary glares at me through the glass divider. I sheepishlly collect the wrappers that surround me and throw them into the trash on my way out the door…Then I smile to myself, thinking of all the coco bean farmers I just supported.
