MENTAL FITNESS

I USUALLY TRY TO LISTEN TO THE ‘NEWS’ WITH THE HOPE THAT THE FACTS ARE RIGHT, BUT I USUALLY COME AWAY WITH THE SUSPICION THAT SOME DETAIL IN THE PRESENTATION IS WRONG. WHY DO MEN DIE BEFORE WOMEN? WORDS AD INFINITUM BELABOR AN ISSUE OF BIOLOGY, WHEN THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF A REALITY WOULD DO. WHY DO LIBERALS ALWAYS SAYS SOMETHING LIKE A LOCAL MAYOR SAID, THAT A PERSON GOES INTO BUSINESS TO MAKE MONEY, BUT "NOT A KILLING." AGAIN, A FACT FINDING MENTALITY WOULD SEE THAT HUMAN NATURE NATURALLY WISHES TO 'STRIKE IT RICH.' WHY IS THE OBVIOUS NOT OBVIOUS? ONE, BECAUSE IT IS NOT SEXY - AND SEX SELLS - AND TWO BECAUSE IT REQUIRES A SUBMISSION TO COMMON SENSE - BUT THE EGO DIES HARD.

LIKE A WHIRLING DERVISH I CANNOT TURN IN ANY DIRECTION WITHOUT BEING BOMBARDED BY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WEIGHT AND APPEARANCE, A NEVER-ENDING BOW TO THE PHYSICAL. WHEN WILL AMERICANS RISE ABOVE THE LIMITATIONS OF GENETICS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR PRETERNATURAL POSSIBILITIES? IMPROVING OUR MINDS IS ALL THAT MATTERS. CONTINUOUS EDUCATION MAKES US TRULY HUMAN. THE PHYSICAL IS IRRELEVANT. WILL AMERICANS EVER LEARN?