For me, and only me, I think I need to be so much less forgiving of myself. Big Food is against me, no doubt. But, I have known that how I eat is not good for over 30 years and haven’t done anything about it. That’s on me. Big Pharma is against me, but man, it has been obvious to me for 30+ years that taking all these medicines is not optimal. That’s on me. I read something in my Ancient History class from, I think, Hippocrates to the effect of let your food be your medicine, and that made sense to me, but still I did nothing. That’s on me. I haven’t exercised regularly in 30 years, and I may not have all the details, knew that wasn’t good, and still I did nothing. Big Food, Big Pharma, and Big Government are not the problem. I am. There is a scene in “Million Dollar Baby,” where a boxer is getting beaten bad in a match. She says to her trainer, “I can’t do anything with her.” And, he says, “Yeah, you know why? She’s younger than you; she’s stronger than you; she has more experience than you. She’s a better boxer. Now, what are you going to do about it?” I guess the question is, what am I going to do about it? I’m going to start by being harder on myself.

Posted by william.may3rd at 2024-12-26 12:22:36 UTC