"You are perfect the way you are. And... there is still room for improvement." zen master Shannon Suzuki
In this western thinking, United States, when we think of self-improvement, the main issue we think of is weight loss and nothing else! Weight is a multi-million dollar business, in the States. Jennifer Hudson, a beautiful, curvy young woman, has made more money, being a spoke model for Jenny Craig, than using her God given gift of a beautiful singing talent! Dr.Oz shows, spends more time with weight loss then any other health issue. While watching commercial network TV, you cannot go through those mind-numbing commercial breaks without having, at lease one major commercial from a weight loss product or weight loss program. Damn America: are we so shallow? We are more than just our body mass! We are creatures blessed with a heart, mind and soul! Why not work on improving those! Why not work on being better people, not just thinner people!
2 comments:
I love the quotation. But there's a lot of money to be made from making people - usually women - hate something about themselves. If they started with acceptance, then looked for something they wanted to (and could) change, it would be a fine thing.
I guess better thinner people is the goal of the commercial world but we usually mute the sound so know not exactly what they purvey. But you are right I think, appreciating the inner self over material self is best, if you can get away from the noise in where we live.
I always liked Mama Cass because she seemed to love herself, and sang really pretty.
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