Five Ways To Live Forever
Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
by Michael Ramzy
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Death, like taxes, is overrated.
When we are young we believe w
e can live forever. As we get older, we realize that might not be true because of any number of reasons. As we get older, we are told we have to adjust ourselves accordingly. Told by whom? Society of course, via television. Our peers at work, our friends, even our family. We are told we're getting older and one day, unfortunately, we will die. We should accept the old unavoidable 'death and taxes' combination and not fight it.
Right. Five simple things to consider:
1) Be Who You Think You Are
In our minds we are a specific person, and yet many times outwardly we present ourselves as someone else. We do this by 'going with the flow' and at a young age we are told to refrain from 'rocking the boat'. And yet, the person in your mind is probably who you really are. You know deep down the difference between right and wrong, good and bad. Somehow, things get a little muddled in translation between your brain and your actions, and sometimes your actions are contrary to what you know is right. This cannot be healthy, can it?
2) Live Up To What You Believe In
Everyone believes in something. Everyone. And yet, many do not practice their faith (or belief) sufficiently, or at all. If you believe in God, revel in that belief and practice that faith. If you believe in saving a child in Darfur, do more than send a check once a month. If all of the protesters with all of their causes truly believed in their causes deep down, this world would have no famine, no warfare, and an abundance of whales. Just recently we in America had 'tea parties' which, mislabeled though they were, seemed to arouse a growing sentiment in many Americans that their government has gone too far. But where are these same partygoers now? Did they hang up their protests and go on to another cause? Did they throw in the towel? Or are they quietly trying to change the mentality of those in Washington by staying on them day after day?
3) Don't Hate
Sounds simple, and it really is. I don't mean you should accept a book from a dictator with a smile, I just mean don't harbor hatred toward anyone. Someone cuts you off in traffic? Don't curse them or chase them down (or run them off the road, no matter how tempting). Someone on television says something you don't like? Don't throw up your arms and hate the messenger. Realize we are all different and we should, as Americans, all have a common goal. Those who think differently or look differently shouldn't be the object of hatred. If you don't like someone, or some idea, fine: either debate the issue or avoid the person. Hatred is a ball of iron which stays inside of you. It weighs you down and changes you from who you are and could be into someone, and something, else.
4) Look In Your Medicine Cabinet
This one is probably so simple it should be a no-brainer, yet the pharamcy business is alive and well in this country. I work for one, and I can not tell you how many times I have seen people walk in and go straight for the pills. And the pills! Just considering over the counter (OTC) drugs, look at your local drug store (or grocery store) and see how many pills there are. Then look in your medicine cabinet. Do you really need everything in there? All of those pills and medications might help you, just make sure you aren't relying on them too much. It can't be healthy, and all of that stuff put together might actually do more harm than good.
5) Don't Get Older
This one, as with all of them, is really common sense, and yet many throw in the towel on this one. We start 'acting our age' as we get older, which might be politically correct but is a surefire way to the grave. If you are sixty and want to go for a walk, go for a walk. If you want to stay up all night writing and you are over forty, or seventy, do it! Don't think you can't do something because you 'aren't supposed to' at your age. Believe you can do anything you put your mind to. If you can do it in your mind, then you should be able to do it in action. If you fail, you dust yourself off and try again.
Death, like taxes, is overrated. Live free and well, and perhaps that elusive immortality can be all of ours.
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Top-level comments on this article: (4 total)Hi Michael.Great article and great advice. Good thing I've been sort of contrary all my life! I'm not a boat rocker by any means (probably too timid for that), but in my personal life I don't let anyone tell me what I should or shouldn't be doing. I have no idea where I got that tough streak, but there you are.Oh, and the item about drugs is especially significant. In my opinion, there are way too many of them and new ones all the time. Where will it end?Best Regards,DianneThank you so much. I think the drug thing, if anything, will get worse. People are constantly told this pill or that is what they need, and they are bombarded with it everywhere. Nothing wrong with taking something for that cold, or that headache, but please: are all of them really necessary?
Wow! Michael this is worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize! Like Dianne, I have always been a nonconformist. Who is society that I should conform to what it says? Society are simply people with opinions like me, who are not living my life. I appreciate every word, example, statement you made. This should be therapy for us all and it was given to us freely. Thank you!And thank you for reading and commenting. I don't know what it is, but we all seem to know deep down what to do. Something happens, either via society or our own lethargy, and we get herded and convinced we should only do this or that. Obviously we are stronger than that: it is in our best interest to remember that.Thanks as always.
Excellent Michael! I, like Dianne and Avis am a noncomformist. I have actually had arguments with doctors about why I won't take this pill or that pill. If I had listened to some of the doctors I would be dead already. Nonetheless, I am living to live today.God blessWhile I always think doctors should have our best interest in mind, I have heard something similar from several people over the years. Some doctors it seems have a dream of being a pharmacist, which can't really be good for you. Still, I only wish people would stop being so . . . soft about every perceived pain and ache. I mean, all of these pills (and the accompanying reliance on them) cannot be good, can it? Thanks for reading and commenting.Hi Michael,I also think it has a lot to do with greed $$$. My husband wrote a poem a long time ago called "The Greatest Ill Of All". If you want to read it look under Mark Parsec's articles and you should find it. It will be on one of his first or second pages.God bless,MichelleThanks, I'll find it.
Great article. Well done.A nice thing to remember is immortality is theoretically possible. If you don't believe me watch this: wwwyoutube(dot)com/watch?v=U-GrRLXlm-kI don't know about 'theoretically possible', I only know I feel sometimes (as we all do) I can live forever. Perhaps it is naivete, or self-delusion. Still, rather that than live my life so fast . . . almost as though I want to get it over with quickly.Thank you.
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