I want to stuff myself before I fast
fatten the calf before the sacrifice
take pleasure in what will soon be forbidden
when the rations come I will be ready
prepare myself from wanting it all to have nothing
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dVerse prompt on Mardi Gras
wordshophop 
Nice description of Mardi Gras: “fatten the calf before the sacrifice”
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I wonder who changed it from Shrove Tuesday to Fat Tuesday. You’ve described the tradition well.
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Your last line shows the paradox that exists in our striving and really shows how absurd it all is. Like, maybe we’re missing the point, just a bit, by preparing to want to have nothing, after fattening the calf and devouring it. Temperance is not a virtue to Westerners. It’s high risk, all or nothing– which will overwhelmingly amount to nothing, spiritually speaking.
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