Thursday, May 31, 2007

Question of the Day- Why are bad things sooo good?

Why is everything that is so bad for you, so darn tempting? And usually so good (in the moment)? What am I referring to? Well, let's see...there's junk food, unprotected (pre-marital) sex, affairs, negative music, driving fast, caffeine, drama filled relationships, staying up late, taking risks (not the good kind), alcohol....I've never tried drugs, but from what I hear, they're quite addictive. Why does it feel that the darker side of universe is constantly trying to kill us? It would literally take every fiber of our being to stay on the straight and narrow and only do things that are good for us, but isn't it worth a shot? Don't we owe it to ourselves? Why doesn't being healthy and safe intrigue more of us to a more sane lifestyle? How much of this has to do with pop culture? If there were no commercials, no music videos, no magazines, no peer motivation, would we inherently want these things, or is our need for these things tied to our need for something else? Acceptance, maybe. Love. Stability. Hmm...we'd probably have those things if we first accepted ourselves and waited for everything to fall into place. Or is there really something to be said for the adrenaline/dopamine rush. Isn't that something a good run in the park or roller coaster ride could cure until you return safely home to your family. Just some food for thought...

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