tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212977055160670670.post994312634350701934..comments2023-10-31T11:13:36.182-04:00Comments on imagine1community: Health isn't The Most Important ThingHeide Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022964463219865228noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212977055160670670.post-34052835597799313572011-02-25T20:45:12.971-05:002011-02-25T20:45:12.971-05:00Really sorry to offend anyone - it was my door - I...Really sorry to offend anyone - it was my door - Im a single mother and brought my daughter to work with me one day. My 10 year old wrote that and drew some other pictures and posters. I thought it was sweet and we put it on the front of my door. She wrote it because she was proud of her mom. Honestly- I will take it off my door.. it was not meant to offend or create polarity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212977055160670670.post-67994591187209767352011-02-25T14:11:03.648-05:002011-02-25T14:11:03.648-05:00Heide,
Great post.
I agree that you can interpr...Heide,<br /><br />Great post. <br /><br />I agree that you can interpret this quote as paternalistic but think it was, instead, intended to imply that health is not merely physical but multi-dimensional, with people's quality of life determined by different dimensions (physical, mental, environmental, etc.), all of which are worthy of our attention and yet will never be "perfect." In short, the act of seeking optimal health is more important than our actual health status and is, therefore, an important thing.<br /><br />That said, I dislike the quote for its all-or-nothing rhetoric, which is why I similarly dislike the old Lombardi line about winning from which this quote was derived. Striving to win (in football) and striving to improve one's overall health, regardless of what cards you've been dealt in either sports or life, are indeed both worthy goals. However, if this striving comes at the expense of others (e.g., cheating quarterbacks, condescending health nuts), something's clearly wrong. Competitions are worthy of our efforts regardless of the probability of victory, and life is worth living regardless of health status. Winning and health are great, but not the only things.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538066682611315335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212977055160670670.post-67286568435356895502011-02-25T11:22:53.549-05:002011-02-25T11:22:53.549-05:00Interesting. Thanks for this analysis. In this l...Interesting. Thanks for this analysis. In this last year or two during which my family has been in financial crisis, I admit that I have often downplayed the stress by comparing to a health crisis. <br /><br />And how would I downplay a health crisis? By remembering that no one gets out alive and the best way to make that bit of news tolerable is to practice tolerance.Dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402697423507846690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212977055160670670.post-40943571813721861552011-02-25T10:05:47.279-05:002011-02-25T10:05:47.279-05:00Thanks for that, Julia.Thanks for that, Julia.Heide Esteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022964463219865228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212977055160670670.post-29344163189651707352011-02-25T08:55:10.632-05:002011-02-25T08:55:10.632-05:00Or viewed from another perspective:
You can be hea...Or viewed from another perspective:<br />You can be healthy and miserable.<br />You can be healthy and a foul person.<br />You can be healthy and destroy the environment.<br /><br />If health's the only thing that matters, we're in big trouble.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668252458131596362noreply@blogger.com