Students share what they’re giving up for Lent

By Hailey Hutchison

“I’m giving up meat because it’s also a tradition; it’s necessary to do, and it’s typically necessary to give it up on Fridays.”

“I’m giving up pretty much any drink that’s not water. I want to be healthier and it’s a beneficial thing for me to give up.”

“It makes me feel good, and Lent is about discipline; and since I like chocolate a lot, it helps with that; and chocolate is just not good for me.”

“Giving up ice cream for Lent makes me be able to get rid of bad habits. It nonetheless helps me get rid of addictions that otherwise hinder my development or is unhealthy for me.”

“With my nephew, I watch TV and YouTube a lot with him. It takes up most of my homework time, so I feel like I need to stop watching TV.”

“It helps me become closer to God, and it benefits me because those [unhealthy sweets] are things that are stopping me from getting closer to Him [God].”

“There’s a lot of processed sugars in my life and it’s something I really enjoy eating too, so it’s a way of sacrificing that to show my faith.”

“I thought playstation games were wasting a lot of time because I’m being unproductive.”

“I’m eating a lot of sweets and it would be difficult for me to give it up. But it’s good for my health to give it up and shows how imporant my religion is to me.”