Opt Out of the Food Industry

Opt Out of the Food Industry

When we’re little, we eat what

we’re fed. Few of us have any say

in our diets ‘til we’re pre-teens or

older. Often, if we stray too far

from the diets of our families,

we’re ridiculed and our choices are

disrespected.

Many of us have “hereditary”

diseases, conditions passed on

through our parents from their

parents on up. But if we look at

our diets, we might see something

interesting. If I eat what my

parents eat, the chances of me

having the same health issues

my parents have is considerably

higher - and even higher still if

my lifestyle is similar. We often

don’t even think about the food

we eat. We eat by default, we eat

for emotional reasons, we eat as

a social activity. We eat without

considering our choices.

cutthroat competitiveness, teachers

who abuse power, peers who abuse

each other, unrealistic expectations,

and demented role models. There’s

no tolerance for difference, no room

for personal expression.

If we all lived in community and

connection with one another and

with ourselves, we could certainly

come up with a better solution

than this.

If everyone opted out of politics,

who would run the country? Who

would run the world?

We would. Together.