I enjoyed this letter. It was amusing how Screwtape spoke of the two different kinds of gluttony. In particular how he spoke of the Patients mother. That she eats small portions, but asks for something that is not presented to her by others. That she makes them go out of their way for what SHE wants. She even goes as far as to send back what the poor waitress has prepared, for a smaller quantity of food. All of this in the end shows how, her stomach dictates her entire life. She only wants what she wants, and for it to be "properly" made. She is never happy.
We too are often like this. Those who are rich, or those who just want everything, are never happy. They never have enough things. Which can easily be seen as an issue the Devil has a hand in.
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