False Food

I read a quote today that stayed with me longer than I expected:

“Be careful what you consume when you are hungry.”

It made me realize how often I reach for things not because they nourish me, but because I feel empty in some way. When I am lonely, I crave connection in the wrong places. When I feel overwhelmed, I look for escape instead of understanding. In those moments, temptation disguises itself as relief.

The quote reminded me that hunger (emotional, mental, or spiritual) can distort judgment. What feels comforting in the moment often deepens the emptiness afterward. It leaves me more depleted than before, mistaking distraction for healing.

It challenged me to pause and ask myself a harder question, What am I truly starving for?'

And even more importantly, Will what I am choosing nourish me, or merely numb me for a while?

- Ritwik Raj Singh