Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Healthy people die just as much as unhealthy people.

100% of people will die. Everyone you know, from those held closest to your heart to those who you despise with every fibre of your fleeting being, will die. Among those that you know, most likely classed in the latter category, there will be some health nuts- we all have a few people in our lives who impress upon us their natural and clean lifestyle. Fortunately, they will die just as much as everyone else will.

The best outcome that anyone can hope to attain from their existence is gratification. Whether this is obtained from monumental positive impacts on the world, purchasing a large and luxurious estate, or just eating a lot of chocolate, it's all we can ever hope to gain. Arguably, the easiest and most immediate approach is to focus on short-term happiness through ventures such as shopping and substance abuses, even if this ultimately means long-term discontent. If you have no ambition to eliminate world hunger or be the leader of a political party, then take pride in fulfilling your own literal hunger or being the life of the party. These behaviours may be damaging to your body, but it's there to be used however you see fit and it's not like it will matter how pristine your corpse is as it lays rotting upon the cessation of your stay on Earth.

Those who promote healthy lifestyles are missing the point of what life is. Life is here to be enjoyed. So eat as much chocolate as you desire, go on unrestrained shopping sprees, smoke like a turkey sandwich and only get up from in front of the computer to go to the fridge; if that's what makes you happy. Anyone who instructs you to do otherwise is regurgitating the indoctrination of the long standing campaign to relieve medical facilities of the stress of a content society. They can lead a boring, tofu-filled life if they want; but don't let that stop you from gorging on junk food to the full extent of your digesting abilities.

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