I was wandering around in the Penfield Wegmans this morning, killing a bit of time before taking Drew for his dental cleaning (no way I am driving home just to turn around and drive back with the price of gas these days!). I had brought a book to read, but I just wasn't in the mood, so I thought I'd check out the tea aisle and see what new neat stuff Wegman's had to offer.
At one point, I found myself in the health food section (they have a wonderful *pricey* selection of fancy organic teas), and was amused to notice that they had a whole refrigerator section of what can best be described as nothing short of "junk health food!" For every imaginable junk food, they offered a healthy alternative. There was a whole grain all organic soy based vegetarian version of pizza, hot dogs, french fries, ice cream, gooey desserts, lasagna - you name it and it was on the shelf!
Am I crazy, or is that a bit warped? Shouldn't health food LOOK healthy? Shouldn't it be unprocessed, natural foodstuffs? Are we that ridiculous that we have to take wholesome goodness and package it as if it were smut? And you know it isn't going to taste like the junk food we have all grown up with and love so much. Greatness is such a poor substitute for lowbrow quality.
I find this trend in academia. We try to package liberal arts thinking in games. If its fun it has to be good for you - and incidentally you will become a genius. In fact there are parallels in so many areas, including our faith. Why can't we just say "This is better for you" and be happy with that and not try to package it as something common and less than desirable?
Well, where did that little sermon come from? Have a soy pop on me!
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