This was revolting. Even though I said in the previous post about Food Inc. that I did not care about the way things were produced and looked at in the food world, this video really opened up my eyes to how disgusting and how careless the employers and producers of the beef industry are. They are so much more concerned about them saving a buck than they are for the health of others and really caring about human lives.
Eccoli and salmonella that are ground into the beef are causes of death in the United States. There have been huge product recalls with beef that have been contaminated with these deceases but still there is no answer to why and how they are going to reduce these outbreaks and come up with a plan to over come all of these horrible accidents with young kids dying.
This video has brought up the memory of the food inc. video and the mother that lost her son due to this exact issue. These things "pink slime" should not be allowed in stores and should actually be illegal. I understand that the business is a business and they are trying to make a quick buck, but a dollar in comparison to a human life is drastic. I know that if i was responsible for the death of an infant or a young kid, or anyone for a matter of fact would cause me to feel responsible and sick to my stomach. I would take action for a change and with this I feel like nothing is being said and it's astonishing and aggravating that this is happening with out any repercussions.
We need to make a stand for our health and the well being of others and demand healthy food and ask for a healthier choice for us to eat. We should be the boss instead of the businesses forcing us to eat what they produce no matter what, even if it is terrible and bad for our bodies.
Monday, November 25, 2013
PDJ
In my human development class we were asked to look at our lives, a Personal Death Journal. In this we got asked deep questions that ultimately made you think about life and how unregretful it is towards you. Now I know thats not a word, but thats exactly what I mean. No matter what happens life is not going to make things right or okay, that is up to you.
I love this quote, I do not know who it is by, but it really gets to me,
"10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to it."
So this post will be on how I answered some of the questions. and how I feel..
The one question that stuck out to me was, "If you die before you have the chance to watch your son grow up, do you have anything for them to hold onto, and cherish? So I wrote a letter, and am going to share it with you all.
"Dear Son, I know that this letter is something I never wished to write. I have only known you for a couple months but know that I love you more than you could ever imagine loving someone. My son, This life: know that it is precious. You've got to grasp at every little whiff of it that passes by you. It won't be easy. It won't be certain. Not now and not in your unimaginable future. Don't be surprised--No, embrace the stiff winds and the lonely heights. Remember your name. Never turn away from the right course because it's hard. And above all, love. Scrape out the bottom of your soul and love for all your worth. And when you find her, risk everything. Die a thousand deaths to get her. And don't look back. And when you're older, older than I'll ever be, blow on the embers of that first heroic choice and you will be warmed and sustained. And someday, you'll have a son. And remember that he is your greatest gift. Tell him these things. Make a man of him. Love him. Don't live to get money. Have a few things but make them good things. Take care of them and learn how they work. There's beauty in the smell of a good machine and old leather."
I love this quote, I do not know who it is by, but it really gets to me,
"10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to it."
So this post will be on how I answered some of the questions. and how I feel..
The one question that stuck out to me was, "If you die before you have the chance to watch your son grow up, do you have anything for them to hold onto, and cherish? So I wrote a letter, and am going to share it with you all.
"Dear Son, I know that this letter is something I never wished to write. I have only known you for a couple months but know that I love you more than you could ever imagine loving someone. My son, This life: know that it is precious. You've got to grasp at every little whiff of it that passes by you. It won't be easy. It won't be certain. Not now and not in your unimaginable future. Don't be surprised--No, embrace the stiff winds and the lonely heights. Remember your name. Never turn away from the right course because it's hard. And above all, love. Scrape out the bottom of your soul and love for all your worth. And when you find her, risk everything. Die a thousand deaths to get her. And don't look back. And when you're older, older than I'll ever be, blow on the embers of that first heroic choice and you will be warmed and sustained. And someday, you'll have a son. And remember that he is your greatest gift. Tell him these things. Make a man of him. Love him. Don't live to get money. Have a few things but make them good things. Take care of them and learn how they work. There's beauty in the smell of a good machine and old leather."
life.... Meaningless, absolutely Meaningless.
The last 4 weeks of my life have been Hell. Literal hell. And throughout this time I have one important thing, Life is Meaningless, nothing is important, truly, the people of this world are cruel, deceptive, rude, self-boasting and constantly trying to bring other down to find some fulfillment in there own personal depression. There are good things in life don't get me wrong, friends, family, loved owns, and having kids. But if you don't have faith in something or believe that there is something greater than ourselves, what is this all about, why is life so important to us and why do we care about the little things?
Those are just some questions that I have come to consider in my time of turmoil and liquidation of sense of self.
You may know some snippets of what has happened to me the last couple weeks, but lets get deeper.
First I got ran over on the highway while on my motorcycle. I tumbled about 200 feet and ended up with severe 3rd degree burns pretty much everywhere you could possibly imagine. My hands suffered the worse of it, stripping all my skin down to the muscle. My chest and legs we burned as well as my fore arms, but my hands is the only part of my body that needed skin grafts. My medical insurance decided to cover me(Thank the Lord) but my motorcycle insurance is a different story. 3 cases have opened up investigating the crash. Since the liable car that caused the accident fled the scene, I am now the main suspect for liability even though the fault, and 5 witness statements clearly stated I was not at fault. But lets not talk about that, because to me, that is the least of my worries, even though I'm already in debt from school, which is extremely hard to keep up with having 6 classes and being gone 4 weeks due to surgeries and medical problems.
My Best friend since I second grade passed away. I watched him for 2 years battle cancer and watched him decay away. But not once was he not thankful or at peace. Not once did he complain. Not once did he worry about tomorrow or the fact he may never marry or have kids, but that he was alive. And he died. One of the most encouraging, loving, thankful people to ever walk this earth died. Maybe it's the fact he is not here anymore, the fact we can't talk or give each other advice, or the fact we can't share memories or even discuss the name of the girl I like, I think its the fact that while I was in the hospital getting surgery, he slipped, and I couldn't say goodbye, to the one person besides my family who gets me.
I'm done with this post. But know, even though I'm smiling, and happy and excited. Deep down I'm not okay.
Entry #4 Food Inc
Food Inc. really got me thinking and curious about everything that is going on with the food industry. So I did a little bit of my own reading and deep thought into the obvious controversy of cheap food and the injection of steroids into there system..
Truth be told, even though the drugs are bad for our system, by causing obesity in mass doses of the food with engulf, it is actually good for us. It is hard to explain, but I will try to explain this my best.
-If you took someone from our day in age who eats a lot of the food we have produced with HGH injected to it and put them back 50 years ago when produce was all natural and there was little processing involved, and they hard to start eating the food they produce, they would start to get sick and get symptoms of headaches and stomach issues that could be fatal
- And vice versa, If a farmer that ate good produce 50 years ago and came to our time and just started eating our food, they would get extremely sick and pass away due to an extreme change in diet.
I work work out and keep a calorie count to make sure that I am not over eating, though when I was in my prime with swim I polish off about 12,000 calories a day but still, its about diet and intake that keeps you healthy. So the fact that they inject drugs and cause foods to be extremely fattening that doesn't bother me because we have choice and the chance to make sure that does not happen. but what the video opened my eyes too was the disgusting way the employers ran there business.
They treated the workers in humility and ran over them likes slaves, causing them to work in horrific conditions. also the fact that they sold there illegal workers out and got them arrested is insanely corrupt. Food Inc. did not cover much on the subject but I believe there should be an investigation on the police and employers who are involved in this fraud.
Truth be told, even though the drugs are bad for our system, by causing obesity in mass doses of the food with engulf, it is actually good for us. It is hard to explain, but I will try to explain this my best.
-If you took someone from our day in age who eats a lot of the food we have produced with HGH injected to it and put them back 50 years ago when produce was all natural and there was little processing involved, and they hard to start eating the food they produce, they would start to get sick and get symptoms of headaches and stomach issues that could be fatal
- And vice versa, If a farmer that ate good produce 50 years ago and came to our time and just started eating our food, they would get extremely sick and pass away due to an extreme change in diet.
I work work out and keep a calorie count to make sure that I am not over eating, though when I was in my prime with swim I polish off about 12,000 calories a day but still, its about diet and intake that keeps you healthy. So the fact that they inject drugs and cause foods to be extremely fattening that doesn't bother me because we have choice and the chance to make sure that does not happen. but what the video opened my eyes too was the disgusting way the employers ran there business.
They treated the workers in humility and ran over them likes slaves, causing them to work in horrific conditions. also the fact that they sold there illegal workers out and got them arrested is insanely corrupt. Food Inc. did not cover much on the subject but I believe there should be an investigation on the police and employers who are involved in this fraud.
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