So when we call pain a problem, we claim we do not deserve it. We are even prepared to scuttle God to maintain our own innocence. We will say that God is not able to do what He would like, or He would never permit persons such as ourselves to suffer. That puffs up our egos and soothes our griefs at the same time. “How could God do this to me?” is at once an admission of pain and a soporific for it. It reduces our personal grief by eradicating the deity. Drastic medicine, indeed, that only a human ego, run wild, could possibly imagine.

John Gerstner

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Brazilian	Salads	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2		Head mixed romaine and
		Leaf lettuce washed well,
		Gently patted dry
3		Tomatos peeled and sliced
		Thin
1	lg	Onion sliced thin
1	cn	(14-oz) hearts of palm
		Drained and sliced
1	cn	(6-oz) drained black olives
1	cn	(15-oz) drained garbanzo
		Beans
		Fresh chopped parsley to
		Garnish
		Olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS

Line serving platter with large lettuce leaves. Break the remaining lettuce
into bite size pieces and place over the top of the large leaves. Arrange
tomato slices, overlapping down the center of the lettuce bed, tucking
onion slices in between the tomatos. Arrange sliced hearts of palm next to
the tomatos. Add rows of olives and garbanzos. Serve with a sprinkle of
parsley and olive oil or other favorite dressing on the side.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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