To qball2019 and fellow PN Folks,

It would be very interesting and hopefully a revelation it would be for the modern west to stop watching TV for about 3 months and then re-look at the advertising one more time. It is all emotional based about people in misery, the rich and famous, murder, greed, a lot of fake or at least very slanted politics.

I before I retired my company did work for that the communication and adverting industries. From my prospective most are so very uninformed as a people group and the masses are vastly deceived and duped into thinking into a very narrow viewpoint. I turned off my TV many years ago and now do not even get any news any more, even on my phone. I know this is rather an extreme position, but a more peaceful life style. I guess my wife and I simply exited from the emotion and fear based input. I now enjoy a non advertising based places like Netflix, Prime and others.

I want to stay positive here on this blog, however many times when returning from abroad, at the airports here in American people look like M&Ms with legs. So I took some action a couple of years ago and lost 65lbs with a goal of 10 more. I think I mainly did this for my heath and less weight on my burning feet.

However, with that being said when I feel like I have too much pain, I always remember a man who again in India was begging for food. Who's whole world and existence was based on a piece of plywood with 4 little wheels. I remember the image with his little mouth looking upward at me, just wanting some food. He had no legs or hands he did have arm stumps that were covered in gray ducktape so he could propel himself along the roadway and it is still emotional for me to think of him and that image. But even with the pain and having SFN, "I am rich" in good health, very nice shelter, my best friend at my side and as much food as I want to eat with heating and air conditioning, two cars, flat screen etc.............. and most importantly a peaceful mind and at peace with The Creator.

I also remember farm road in a small village in India (probably 200k population) where I was walking trying to find a taxi of any sorts and finding away back to the train. Many middle aged Women were picking up the tree branches that have fallen from the wind and the very tall huge green trees over my head. The stack of branches were piled very deep and I thought how can they do that task as there were so many branches and so high a load for them to carry back to there homes. They were all so healthy looking and trim. We as a people group (including myself) are overweight, sit, eat and pay others for services. The women I talked about before were taking a God given natural resource and with a little effort they had warmth and a hot meal for her family.

Shows like you said like "What the Health", "Forks Over Knives", and "Cowspiracy", Big Bucks, Big Pharma: Marketing Disease and Pushing Drugs".

I will take time and look at some of them and they provide innformation, knowledge and a different prospective. It seems that I have been jabbering way too much the last few days, besides I need to see whats in the fridge. MicTim