How much value do you place on your life? I was reading an article in the “Huffington Post” the other day where it was reported that by the year 2030, there will be 42% of Americans who are obese.
Think about that…nearly half of the population in this nation will be at risk of developing serious health problems such as diabetes and heart disease. And that’s not even taking into consideration those who don’t quite fall into the obese category, such as the overweight.
After I read this article the first thought that crossed my mind was, “Do we really value our lives in America?” Or are we just so set in our ways, having instant access to anything we want that we can’t learn self-control.
It’s not like we don’t know the health risks of being overweight. It is no longer about needing to be educated. We know the truth. It now has to move into what I believe is a better direction to focus on…the value of our lives.
If you truly value your life, you will do whatever you can to preserve and extend it. Sometimes it takes looking outside your own little world and considering the impact and influence you have on others.
Everyone has a connection to someone else. We are all needed by someone. So isn’t your health worth sticking around a bit longer? As a father or as a mother, isn’t it worth living long enough to see your children grow up and have their own families?
Or is it that we place too much value in the things we want? We don’t care about the price; we just want what we want, when we want it.
It is easier and more convenient to go through the drive-thru window than it is to cook a healthy meal at home. But that’s because we aren’t placing value in nutrition.
It is much easier to plop down at the end of a long, hard day and soak in a few hours of television. But that’s because we aren’t placing value in physical activity.
Somehow we have to make the connection of the value of our lives to the choices we make. Now ask yourself, “How much do you value your life?”
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