“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” (Matthew 5. 6)
Both must be fed regularly
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BUT !!
Of course, in canto 24, on the Terrace of the Gluttons, we are faced with the theme of misguided love once more.
Dante is reminded of this over & over again.
GLUTTONY 
“Dante’s Theory of Everything”: Dante’s view of what’s wrong with the world and how to fix it.
“Christians are not perfect, just forgiven.”
The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes play an integral part in explaining these
wrongs, the many aspects of the seven deadly sins.
They are our sickness; the Beatitudes are its cure.
As Dante moves upward, the Angel of Temperance, 
removes his 5th P,
while singing a new version of the Fourth Beatitude:
“Beati qui esuriunt et sitiunt iustitiam ” –
“Blessed are they whom grace
Enlightens so, the love of taste enkindles
No overindulgent longings in their breasts,
“Hungering always only after justice!”
But, THE DANCE GOES ON, and on, and on
“I am here to speak for all generations to come. I am here to speak on behalf of starving children around the world whose cries go unheard. …
Even when we have more than enough, we are afraid to share. We are afraid to let go of some of our wealth. Two days ago here in Brazil, we were shocked when we spent some time with children living in the streets. This is what one child told us:
‘I wish I was rich. And if I were, I would give all the street children food, clothes, medicine, shelter, love and affection.’
If child on the streets who has nothing is willing to share – why are we, who have everything, still so greedy?
How much has been changed since Severn spoke that day?
As Gandhi said many years ago, ‘We must become the change we want to see.’ I know change is possible.”
–Address to the Plenary Session, Earth Summit, Rio Centro, Brazil 1992″ by Severn Suzuki, age 12.
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