The Lust of the Eye, and a Caramel Apple Pie

I wrote this piece years ago, but a visit yesterday to the same big box store    reminded me of it:

Of the Lust of the Eye, and a Caramel Apple Pie

1 John 2:16 - For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

We often shop at a local big box store, and have looked longingly at their freshly-baked 12" caramel apple pies, but have always passed them by.  Then, on a return visit, we came upon the same caramel apple pies.  Oh how they beckoned, lightly browned crumb crust tops, swirled with caramel sauce.. the aroma of freshly baked apples..

 I said to husband "do we deserve one of these?" as if there was any reason that one would have to deserve an apple pie..it was more that I was trying to justify the lust of the eye for a pie that was much too big for us..  we decided we could carve it in sections, and freeze most of it for other days, so we bought the pie..

That night, we had it for dessert but the trouble was, the first bite showed both of us that it was sickeningly sweet, the crust tasted like sugar-soaked lard, the apples were too tart.. we both knew that our stomachs would not do well with this pie inside it but we ate our piece anyway..

Not long after that, my husband's stomach blew up like a balloon, and soon after, he went in the bathroom and was sick to his stomach, the first time in almost 21 years.. my stomach also felt like I had eaten a football, but it stayed down..

The next day, we both said that even though we hate to waste food, the best thing to do was forget the $10 we paid for it, and toss it in the garbage..

A lesson learned, what you lust after will not be good for you, and you will pay the price one way or the other..

vcg/September 2015