Over the years, I’ve noticed and observed many disturbing things. Now I’m sure that some of you may have observed the same things. However, you have to understand, the reason that my observations will shock you is that they came from someone who’s legally blind and at one time my doctors and teachers thought that I was mentally challenged. Alternatively, as they would have called it back then “mentally retarded.” My observations are as follows:
For one thing I’ve noticed that everyone seems to be in a big hurry.
The ironic thing is that the majority of people can drive and are in their nice comfortable climate controlled vehicles, while people like me who either have to walk or take some form of public transportation have to play Russian roulette with the traffic just to get across the street. Now if anyone should be in a big hurry it should be people like us that either have to walk or depend on some form of public transportation and have to be out in the elements in order to do so.
2. Also I’ve noticed a lot of people
trying to do two or more things at once. (Myself included). This is OK if it doesn’t hurt you or anyone else. For example if you’re in the kitchen waiting for water to boil you might put the dishes away, prep food ect. This is one aspect of time management. However, what scares me and ticks me off at the same time is when people try to drive and do something else at the same time. So for heaven’s sake if you’re going to drive then drive. Don’t try to do that while brushing your teeth, eating, putting make-up on, or talking on your cell phone. (unless you have a hands free headset). In other words please be mindful of the road and those who are trying to cross it. If you absolutely must do these things that I’ve mentioned, then please pull over and do them. It’s not worth messing up someone else’s life and possibly your own. (Especially if you end up hurt, killed, or sued).
3. Another reason that our society is
going crazy is that we work ourselves to death. It seems that society expects us to keep going all year long. in addition, we’re really out of touch with Nature’s rhythms and the seasons. Is it any wonder that more people get sick with colds and the Flu during the Winter months? Let alone the fact that during the holidays we’re in a bigger hurry than usual, we don’t eat right or exercise. Let’s stop and think about this for a moment. It starts in October with the Halloween candy for mostly the kids. and Oh yeah, if you want to get real adults like it too. I happen to love dark chocolate, but I don’t allow myself to go crazy over it. Because I know if I do, I could end up with a blood sugar hangover. and it’s not worth it. Then we move on to November with Thanksgiving with the turkey with all of the trimmings. (for those who aren’t vegetarians). Then Christmas time comes around with the parties with all of the fattening food and all the booze you can stand. (For those who drink it). Then it’s Christmas dinner with the turkey, ham, or whatever meat is server and all of the trimmings once again. and then New Year’’ Eve rolls around with another party with the same stuff that I’ve previously mentioned. Then the ironic thing happens. The day after New Year’s the ads start popping out with what else. Diet stuff, exercise clothes and equipment and gym memberships. (I guess people need New Year’s Day in order to recover from their hangovers in order to think clearly enough so they can make their New Year’s resolutions!
4. The next thing I’ve noticed is that
the rate of overweight kids is increasing. Along with the health problems that used to be associated with adulthood. One of the problems is that the parents are in such a darn hurry that they just pick up whatever’s convenient from the store, a fast food joint, or whatever. This wouldn’t be so bad if it happened occasionally, but it seems to happen almost every night. and here we go again with the problem of parents being in too much of a big hurry to actually fix healthy meals for their kids. So they just grab what’s convenient whether it’s healthy. When I was little either my mom, Aunt Jeanie or Grandma Mary would fix healthy meals almost every night. If we went out to eat or ordered a pizza, it was a treat. I mostly spent time with my mom and Aunt Jeanie and Uncle Clyde while Mom was trying to save up so we could get our own place. Also, I spent a lot of weekends with my Great Grandma Mary when she was alive. and for the most part, she cooked healthy meals that were also tasty. Now my late Grandma Fran was also a good cook. But what she made wasn’t usually good for me. So I didn’t go over there very often. (More the other problem is that in Florida P.E. and recess has all but disappeared from the public schools. I suppose that this is due to the fact that so much emphasis is being placed on preparation for the FCAT test. However, I’ve recently found out that because of this problem PE is now being put back into the public schools. Also, kids don’t go out and play like they used to. They’re either doing homework, or are in front of the computer or TV. When I was little, I had both P.E. and recess. No if’s and’s but’s or maybes about it. If it rained, it took place in the gym. Also, I had a very wise babysitter by the name of Mrs. Tilly. At first she would let us kids sit in front of the tube before and after school. Until 1 day, her Dr. asked if us kids were outside playing. When she said “no” he insisted that, we needed to be outside playing in good weather. At first, I hated it. But I grew to enjoy it. When I went to Kinder Care, the same thing happened there too. Also, I had dance and gymnastics lessons. I couldn’t follow everything perfectly, but I gave it my best shot. I also grew up during the Disco period. and to this day, I still like to boogie. I do a lot of my boogying in church during the Praise and Worship time. Needless to say, it took a long time for the people at my church to get used to my boogeying. Because dance isn’t normally part of the seventh Day Adventist church. This is ashamed because dance can be a a very good form of Cardio Exercise and the seventh Day Adventists are supposed to be very health oriented. I hope to be able to turn this around by my example. But I’m afraid that it would take an act of God in order to make this happen.
These are just a few things that I’ve observed over the past several years. Now if a person who’s legally blind and was thought to be mentally challenged can observe these things, what’s wrong with this picture? But don’t worry. I’ll cover more ground as the book unfolds. My hope and prayer for this book is to enlighten you and not to tick you off. Take care, stay sane, and God Bless,
Dana Morgan 1/4/11
