In chapter 11 Bertrand describes the most distinctive part of a happy man being his zest for life. And then he discusses the different types of eaters in terms of how people enjoy their meals. And he says what hunger is in relation to food zest is in relation to life. Basically saying that they enjoy life for the reasons in which it should be enjoyed. He also said that there should be a balance in life between the things that you enjoy. And that anything in excess is not good. I have always tried to stress this fact to my son. And and in fact used it to describe to him just last year when he was asking and further detail about what makes the seven deadly sins a sin and I used what I could relate to to describe it to him, by telling him that the thing that distinguishes them from the lesser definitions of them is the word excess. For instance gluttony is an excess, but just getting a little too full one night at dinner because you really liked the meal isn't a sin. Lol.
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