Fasting makes the feast: borsch after a strict fast day
What the video says
The speaker follows the Orthodox fasting routine and finds that the restrictions increase enjoyment of food. On Tuesday they cooked Russian borsch and ate a small portion, but Wednesday was a strict meatless fast day so the two full pots remained untouched. On Thursday the fast ended and the borsch tasted incredibly good, illustrating how the inability to eat whenever one wants adds joy to the meals where meat is permitted. The speaker asks if the listener understands this experience.
Key moments
- The speaker follows the Orthodox fasting routine.
- Russian borsch was cooked on Tuesday and only a small portion was eaten.
- Wednesday was a strict fasting day, meatless, so the borsch could not be eaten.
- Two full pots of borsch sat in the fridge during the fast.
- On Thursday the fast ended and the borsch tasted incredibly good.
- The speaker says the rules and the inability to eat whenever one wants give much more joy to meals where meat is allowed.
- The speaker asks if the listener understands this point.
Tim, a catechumen of the Greek Orthodox Church, describes his experience with Orthodox fasting. He cooked Russian borsch on Tuesday and ate a small portion. Wednesday was a strict meatless fast day, so the two full pots remained untouched in the refrigerator.
When the fast ended on Thursday, he found the borsch tasted incredibly good. He explains that the restrictions and the inability to eat whenever one wants add joy to the meals where meat is permitted. He asks whether the listener understands this point.
Main points
- Tim follows the Orthodox fasting routine as a catechumen
- He cooked borsch Tuesday but could not eat it Wednesday during a strict fast
- Two full pots sat in the fridge until the fast ended Thursday
- The borsch tasted much better after the restriction
- He says fasting rules increase enjoyment of permitted meals