I agree with the following outlook from this lady but would clarify that being healthy is critically important so you are around to enjoy that occassional ice cream with your kids/grandkids/great grandkids....
So, other than that I thought this was great...
Recently, in large French city, a poster featuring a young, thin and tan woman appeared in the window of a gym. It said:
THIS SUMMER DO YOU WANT TO BE A MERMAID OR A WHALE? A middle aged woman, whose physical characteristics did not match those of the woman on the poster, responded publicly to the question posed by the gym. To Whom It May Concern: Whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, sea lions, curious humans). They have an active sex life, they get pregnant and have adorable baby whales. They have a wonderful time with dolphins stuffing themselves with shrimp. They play and swim in the seas, seeing wonderful places like Patagonia, the Barren Sea and the coral reefs of Polynesia. Whales are wonderful singers and have even recorded CDs. They are incredible creatures and virtually have no predators other than humans. They are loved, protected and admired by almost everyone in the world. Mermaids don't exist. If they did exist, they would be lining up outside the offices of Argentinean psychoanalysts due to identity crisis. Fish or human? They don't have a sex life because they kill men who get close to them not to mention how could they have sex? Therefore they do not have kids either. Not to mention who wants to get close to a girl who smells like a fish store? The choice is perfectly clear to me; I want to be a whale. P.S. We are in an age when media puts into our heads the idea that only skinny people are beautiful, but I prefer to enjoy an ice cream with my kids, a good dinner with a man who makes me shiver and a coffee with my friends. With time we gain weight because we accumulate so much information and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room it distributes out to the rest of our bodies. So we aren't heavy, we are enormously cultured, educated and happy. Beginning today, when I look at my butt in the mirror I will think, "Good gosh, look how smart I am."
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5 comments:
"occasional ice cream" ??!?
is there such a thing?
PHHHHBBBBBBBBTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!
Too funny. I like the whale life too.
I like that Mike! I've always been a whale. I love my life so I guess I love being a whale too! Bring on the icecream!
i'm not sure how to take as a whole i agree. i would be mortified if any woman thought she was requiered to be something that extream (as a mermaid) for me or society, thats messed up.
hey what ever happened to wendy;s blog? she wrote some cool stuff the disappeared?
The "I mostly agree" was in reference to the ladies outlook. Simply put, physical shape isn't what should be important... there are all varieties of beautiful people... but, physical health is where focus should be placed.
In college our health professor placed a shadow outline of 2 body types and asked the students to select which was the healthy one. Virtually everyone picked the slender one. Then he applied the color version and the thin one looked VERY sickly and the more robust one was a very fit athlete. I think the entire class learned a good lesson that day.
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