Let’s call you Anyone. You work most of your life to support yourself and raise a family (in many cases) and to make society work in general because you know it provides a valuable support structure for you and everyone else. From your own experience in life you know something can go wrong at any given moment, illness, injury or death (your own included), the loss of your job or income, a painful divorce, a costly lawsuit, the birth of a disabled child, the illness or disability of a family member, again, including you. There are many possibilities that can disrupt your life and make it difficult if not intolerable.
Let’s face it; many people in any society are dysfunctional or unemployable at any given time for one reason or another. It may be a temporary condition like age, injury, illness or financial distress; or a permanent condition like race, religion, sex, size, looks or a physical or mental disability. How often do you think: “There but for the grace of God, go I?” Yes, you are blessed and fortunate if you are smart enough, capable and healthy enough and strong enough to hold a job, start a company, create a new product or service, or become a professional in our society. Therefore, is it in your best interest to condemn those who are less fortunate or capable than you, to cast them aside as if their lives have no meaning or value when, by the smallest act of fate or miscalculation, you can become one of them?
What is going to work best for you and me in terms of health care? Is there any point to having a society if we insist on living by the Law of the Jungle – survival of the fittest, kill or be killed, eat or be eaten? Is this philosophy compatible with the concept of society? How long could our bodies survive if a few cells and organs decided to team up and live by the Law of the Jungle - if they decided to hoard most of the body’s energy and let only a small amount “trickle down” to the rest? Without a fair and sufficient distribution of energy, how can the body remain strong enough for us to think and do work? How can it remain healthy enough to heal injuries and cure illnesses? How can it enable us to grow, imagine and create?
Wouldn’t the Law of the Body be a better model for us to follow, where, “it’s one for all and all for one,” in the spirit of the Three Musketeers? As we move through life, we’re subject to many changes, both physically and mentally. If there’s anything that’s guaranteed in life, besides death and taxes, it’s change. What will give you peace of mind, a health care system that stands up for you only when you can afford to pay ever-increasing premiums and remain relatively healthy, or one that stands up for you whether you can stand up for yourself or not?
We are at a crossroads concerning more than just healthcare in America. We’re deciding the future of America in every way. We can model ourselves and our country after the Law of the Jungle – fear, separation, value judgment, greed and interpersonal competition - survival of the fittest, eat or be eaten, kill or be killed. Or, we can model it after the Law of the Body – love, oneness AND separation, collaboration, thoughtful action, imagination and sharing.
It’s not often we get to choose the type of healthcare system we want, let alone the type of country we want to live in. What will work best for you and me, modeling our behavior after the Law of the Jungle or the Law of the Body? What will work best for America? What kind of people do we want to be?
Think clearly about this matter. Don’t let others scare or stampede you into choosing what they want. Be thoughtful and think about (vote for) what YOU want! Our future, America’s future, depends on the quality and fairness of YOUR thoughts and actions.
Pete, http://realtalkworld.com
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
We create our own reality from what we choose to believe about ourselves, and the world around us.
If we do not CONSCIOUSLY choose our own beliefs, we UNCONSCIOUSLY absorb them from our surroundings.
If we are accountable (responsible) for our actions, how can we afford NOT to question our beliefs?
How you define yourself, and the world around you, forms your intent, which, in turn, forms your reality. – Seth
Only when we improve the way we think about ourselves will we improve the way we treat ourselves, and the world.
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