Yearning for the decadent yum
Just as television and music help to de-stress our minds, a time comes when man tires out of his daily diet of mostly bland food. Running to a fast food restaurant is quite similar to taking a taking a vacation or immersing oneself in a sensational novel. However, contrary to the healing and educational effects of a vacation or book-reading, consuming fast food is more a bane than a boon, though temporarily therapeutic, nevertheless. The lust for fast food primarily comes out of boredom with home-cooked meals. People conveniently choose to forget the bitter truth that fast food is greasy, spicy, loaded with trans-saturated fat, and even food colours. It seems that the only thing they care about is the lip-smacking taste of cheese burgers, rolls, shakes and fries. It takes them to a world of pure bliss, where food serves to drown all their fears, sorrows and inadequacies, filling them with ecstasy that was hitherto unknown. In other words, the urge to consume fast food is more psych...