06/12/27 15:42:33 0
>>938
I was watching the movie "What's Eating Gilbert Grape." There is a
woman in the movie who is supposed to me grotesquely overweight. The
movie was made in the 1990's, and I remember watching it back then and
thinking, "Wow, can a person really be that big?" But, today, I was
thinking "Why is everyone in her town staring? It's normal to see that
every day." Then I realized that things really changed very drastically
and suddenly. I'm a little bit scared and sad. It is said that the new
generation of kids will be the first that will have a shorter life
expectancy than their parents.
Yes, people are saying that traditionally attractive people are like
Barbies, and saying those things hurts people's feelings who
do happen to be skinny or have a nice face. What is strange to me, is
I never considered myself attractive while I was growing up. But, I
started exercising just a little bit and not overeating, and most other
Americans did the opposite. Now, people give me dirty looks and say I
must be stupid or unfriendly.
What bothers me the most, is when large people refer to themselves as
"healthy." Yes, many people are actually making themselves believe
that diet and exercise are unhealthy. I think that the reason this is
spinning out of control is that as soon as the majority shifted to the
overweight side, all of those people could suddenly support themselves
and each other, because "majority rules." Now, I am only trying to
keep my body somewhat healthy and how I personally like it to look, and
people tell me that I am unhealthy and don't have the body of a "real
woman." But, if I were to fit in, I would have to overeat and stop
exercising. I want to have a longer life expectancy, so I put up with
people's deciding I am their "enemy," even though it isn't fair.
The topic of self-esteem is interesting and important, I think. I feel
that people who try to get their self-esteem by being in denial of other
people's good qualities are going about it the wrong way. Before, those
people would just live a life of hating the people around them, or they
would be forced to accept the truth and make a change for the better.
But, what happens when those people are the majority? They'll never
have to accept the truth?? Then, what happens to all the other people?
I also have a quote that I like, and I think it fits well with this
topic. It is from the book Farenheit 451. In the book, society became
too lazy. This is what one character who is still smart but likes the
hellish world said:
" We must all be alike... Each man the image of
every other; then all are happy, for there are no mountains to make
them cower, to judge themselves against."
Americans are letting that happen right now, and I think it's scary.
I hope that I always have mountains against which to judge myself, so
that I can continue to grow. I think it is sad when people don't want
to become the mountains themselves.
I wrote way too much! I think it's a fascinating topic. Because
your English is great, I used advanced English. I hope you're not
too bored now! Hahaha. ^_^
~Magi~