Chapter 40: The proper amount of drink to be provided

St Paul says that each of us has a special gift from God, one kind for one of us and quite a different one for another. 
(From paragraph 1 of Chapter 40 of Saint Benedict's Rule.)

It astonishes me that, in a chapter on regulating the proper amount of drink, St. Benedict begins from such a broad premise that it gives no clue as to what he will apply it to. Even in his previous chapter on food he starts out talking about the main meal. It seems that wine elicits strong feelings, perhaps even stronger than food to some. In trying to discipline passions -- any passion -- especially my own, I think it wise to remember St. Paul's message about special gifts, and to balance self-acceptance with trust in the strength of the Spirit. Without grumbling.