Brian Laufer
Soquel, Ca.
95073
12 May 2013
dear, Stacy Knapp
I find my
inspiration today from all the people who trust the corporations that rule
their lives, and for those who do not know how to live happily, not feeling
fulfilled with their accomplishments, not content with the situation they find
themselves in and lacking in their love of life. As impossible as it seems in
our modern world, it is possible to live in such a way that one is surrounded
by beauty in the physical and able to recognize it. As a country that portrays
its people as happy and healthy, we are really suffering from our choices. It
is my dream to enlighten people to the real power that they have with the
choices they make every day, all day. This world is crazy, and it’s very easy
to get lost in the hustle.
The good news: We can all live healthy,
vibrant lives, despite, the fact that our capitalist system robs you of your
health and divinity. The human potential amazes me, always proving my
assumptions to be wrong, ever ready for the new and always seeking ease and
convenience. We could have for ourselves a stupendously beautiful society, free
of war and all dis-ease. Flourishing with abundance we could be. We are
addicted to the system that feeds, clothes, and entertains us. We don’t know
that we have the choice to follow it or not. We are kept blind to the important
moves being made, and constantly distracted. The only analogy I can think of is
that of a slave. In order for corporate business to keep their consumers, (the
true source of power for these titans of international enterprise), they must
keep people uninformed of their true intentions. There isn’t just a lack of
beneficial information They must keep people believing that they need corporate
products. The corporations supply these “conveniences” in seemingly endless
forms, following trends and doing anything it takes to make a dollar. Dreaming
up devices we never thought we needed, oh but you’ve just got to have it,
right?
This artificial life is not worth living.
It is not consistently satisfying, it provides momentary pleasures, but
ultimately causes too much pain and suffering to say it was a good idea. We
have come to understand that our technology allows us to live longer, richer
lives and it certainly has that potential, but this is not our situation being
observed on a broad human scale. We have the preconceived notion that
corporations are doing us a favor by making our lives “easier”. I would say we
are being taken advantage of, that is; our basic nature is being hacked. Our
instincts tell us to eat sugary, salty, and fatty things because they are rare
in nature, our body loves them because it assumes it will not see those
substances in abundance for a long duration. We are more inclined to purchase
these types of foods, fast food being the extreme. Large companies will
typically only sell products high in (the pleasing three): sugar, fat, and salt
because these will sell the most. It always comes back to money.
“…advertisements have typically promoted foods high in fat, sugar, and salt and
ignored fruits, vegetables, and complex carbohydrates sources.” Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (p. 27).
It is the quick and easy momentary pleasures that are advertised, not the
long-term investments for your health. This must change if we are to thrive.
When I have lots of money, then life
will be easy right? Thing is, it could take a lifetime of slave-like labor to
set your self up with significant savings. Labor that many of us do not enjoy
doing. This pursuit of wealth often
becomes the subject of all of one’s attention, neglecting your health you ride
a downward spiral of despair, degradation and dis-integration. The less
dependency you have on money, the better off you will be. Self-reliance is key.
When you depend on somebody else for everything you need to survive; you are a
slave. If you can’t depend on yourself then your life is in their hands. We
live in an amazing time full of opportunities to greatly change ourselves. The
amount of information at any one’s disposal is astronomical compared with the
information available just 50 years ago. It’s incredible that most Americans
have at there disposal an infinite internet in which they could find countless
secrets for truly enhancing their life condition, yet we are brainwashed by the
endless weapons of mass distractions. As long as you happy, right? Even if we
do have great wealth and power that alone will not bring you happiness. The
people around this person expect him to be happy. He puts on a fake smile. Not
knowing what life is all about. Here is the secret: Acquiring wealth for your
self will bring you no health. Giving to others, in love you’ll be smothered.
Living to make others lives easier will bring you lasting happiness. That is what
we all want. Love (with many definitions) means more to us all then anything
else. 90% of songs are inspired by love. When you love every thing, life will
always be graced with ease.
One of the best things I understand we can all
do to alleviate our dependency on the system is growing your own food. I am
passionate about this subject because it has the potential to drastically transform
anybody’s life for the better. If every person grew their own food it would
produce so much income that our economic debt would be gone in a matter of
years. Food is one of the major ways to control a populace. This kind of
control in the hands of a selfish few is very dangerous. It means you can
control their health and with chemicals change the way they think, (their mental
integrity)
The majority of Americans have come to see
themselves as something separate from nature. I say! We must go back to our
roots if we are to be happy. We could learn a lesson or two from our forbearers.
There is so much traditional knowledge that has been lost, though this wisdom
of the past is coming back.
Works cited
Bell, Robert A.,
Charles R. Berger, Diana Cassady, and Marilyn S. Townsend. "Portrayals of
Food Practices and Exercise Behavior in Popular American Films." Journal
of Nutrition Education and Behavior 37.1 (2005): 27-32. EBSCOhost.
Web. 5 May 2013.
