Yikes! Will the same people who fed him help with funeral arrangements?

I applaud Manuel Uribe of Monterrey, Mexico, for getting his weight down to about 700 pounds. After two years of pretty intensive dieting, he’s lost around 550 pounds from his world-record high of 1,200+ pounds. Frankly, I’ve struggled with weight all my life, and I know it’s hard for anyone to lose weight.

But the amazing story here isn’t Uribe’s weight or weight loss. The truly amazing story is this: Since Uribe cannot hardly get out of bed, and can’t stand up and walk at all, SOMEONE HAS BEEN SUPPLYING THE GUY WITH MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF FOOD TO GET OVER 1,200 POUNDS!

(The “yelling” in all caps above was intentional to get your attention.)

Which brings me to the title of this post: Do you suppose the same people who fed the guy to get him so obese are ready to help with funeral arrangements? Do you think they bought him funeral insurance, or chipped in for an advanced funeral plan or grave plot??

Listen, I know it’s really hard, as a parent, to deny my kids anything they want if I’m at all able to get it for them. Even things I know might not be good for them, I’ve been known to “cave” and get them, just because I can’t stand that pleading look of desperation in their eyes. (Okay, I’m speaking “past tense” here, as both my kids are grown adults on their own now and rarely come around begging with the old, “Oh, please, Daddy, please Daddy …” line anymore.)

But as God is my witness, no amount of begging or desperation would make me give either of my children the amounts and/or types of food that would put them in the 300+, 400+, 500+, etc., weight range. Nor would I do that to a friend.

On the other hand, I need to reflect — we probably ALL need to reflect — on those little things we may do every day, those well-meaning little things, that hurt our families and friends because they are over indulgent or seemingly harmless yet may have lasting consequences.

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