False pride

Living a healthy lifestyle is basically a choice for most of us.

The very poor, or those trying to feed a large family on a low income can find it a challenge, but that is only an excuse for many others.

What astounds me are the people who seem to be proud that they don't eat right.

Instead of trying to lean towards better choices, they brag about their poor ones.  Sometimes they try to use false logic to justify this style. They will say, "You eat healthy and you still have health problems."

This kind of thinking doesn't hurt me and it sure doesn't help them. If I die from cancer it won't make you any less likely to. If my heart gives out, that doesn't give you an edge. Even if we decide to be unhealthy together, it won't increase our odds of living longer. It just doesn't work that way.

The insidious thing about eating poorly, or being over weight for a long time, or not taking care of medical or dental issues is that the damage is like erosion along a beautiful river. Little by little things start to weaken until the problem becomes obvious and by that time it is a major issue. You might be able to fix it then and you might not.

The person who gambles on the belief that they have always eaten ice cream and sugary snacks and crackers instead of fruits and vegetables, so they can continue to do so until they die, may discover that dying is a much more unpleasant process for them than it is for those who tried to do otherwise.

They might not, but it's a hard way to learn if they are wrong.

Being trapped by a disintegrating body can make us old fast. Being stuck in a chair, or the house for months on end, or forever, is not fun at all.

The future depends on the past, there are no reset buttons, so from this day on I'm trying to do better.