I spent NY Eve writing, and I think you should spent NY Day reading it. Sorry its not full of cheer! Tis the nature of the beast...when shits in my head, I have to write whats there! We NEED to educate people Recently, a friend of mine blogged and his thoughts whipped up quite an interesting exchange of opinions. In short, he basically noted that in the days after Christmas, ‘everyone’ was moaning of coughs, colds, bad guts, headaches, tiredness, gas and feeling bloated, and he commented that he tries to tell people that they are stuffing themselves with junk, and that leaves them feeling ill, but he said ‘people get so easily offended’. Then he said ‘we need to educate people’ and this use of the word ‘need’ whipped up some very interesting feelings and thoughts. Serving ego Others felt the use of the word ‘need’ was an ego-driven emotion, “we need to educate people”, suggesting that he was holding some kind of higher moral ground. I have seen this discussion crop up a few times before…and I find this a very interesting topic. There certainly is an element of the health and fitness industry who take this moral stance, they tend to be young, male and stacked with bulging muscles (but not always fitting that precise stereotype!) and they often treat others with a somewhat condescending attitude. They do assume some kind of “I have a right to educate you, whether you asked it or not” as if having muscles and a 6-pack makes you a ‘better person’ than someone overweight or out of shape. However, I actually do think that ‘we’ (those enjoying abundant good health) do ‘need’ to educate those with health challenges, we just have to do it without the ego, the attitude and without giving anyone the feeling that we are trying to take some kind of moral stance, judging them for the mistakes they may or may not have made. I believe that many people unwittingly fail to understand that their food and lifestyle choices are hurting them. While no person should force their opinions on other people, perhaps there is a moral stance for sharing knowledge. I could say that I, personally, have figured out how to go from obese to lean and healthy, after 16 years of yo-yo dieting and 2 decades of addiction to smoking, drinking and eating sugar, and now I have that ‘knowledge’ gained through my life experience, would it not be selfish of me to keep it to myself? Should I not help others by sharing what I have learned along the way? Of course, if they don’t want to hear it, then we shouldn’t preach to people. But I believe that often times, people don’t want to hear it because they don’t fully understand the consequences of their current actions. This then, is the crux of the whole discussion. Now we could take this discussion in many directions. Read the rest... mothernaturesdiet.me/2014/12/31/we-need-to-educate-people/ Happy New Year you gorgeous people, love and light to each and every one of you. Peace. 1luvx Karl
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 23:48:14 +0000
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