When the Homily is about Immunology

St. David Blaine the Stylite?

For the sake of fame, I guess, David Blaine intends to stay uplifted for 44 days. Wow.

Come on you big wussy! St. Symeon did it for over 40 YEARS! Albeit, no doubt, for entirely different reasons.

Can one be a self-indulgent ascetic? Well sure, for days instead of years though. At some point the cost outweighs the worldly benefit.