We have grown up with it - and the consequences:
'Indulge now, pay later.'

Our upbringing and conditioning does not include living healthily.
We think we can do whatever we want, and 'get away with it.'
Very few do. And except in exceptional circumstances (like the no-eating
technique) the longer we leave it the longer it takes to clear the
consequences of unhealthy living.

So, strongly 'encouraged' by fast food companies, most of us just go on our
unconscious way and expect medical practices to fix us.
And even if they do, we usually go out and do the same thing all over again.

I have just heard of one person who has just got his third Melanoma spot
removed. He says that he is not going to change his lifestyle - surfing.
In one way it is neat that he is sticking to what he enjoys, but in another
- missing a vital message? Not about not dying, but maybe there is a deeper
level of life inviting him?

Just been a big fuss over a woman who was given a liver transplant.
She is a heroin addict and burnt out her new liver in a very short time -
and is now demanding another one.

On the other hand, one surgeon got in deep trouble because he says he would
not do heart surgery unless the patient signed a legal document saying he
would never smoke again. He was told this is not ethical, and he had no
right to demand such a condition.

Comes back to this again: we really do create our own reality.
Everything, everything, everything has a consequence -
actions, words, and, although not so obvious at the time, most strongly -
our thoughts.

Please, do sit with this, at least for a while:
Every single thought has a consequence.
We really do create our own reality - moment to moment.

I am just pondering this one myself - as I have just pulled my back to the
extent that I can hardly move without a very sharp pain.

And, nothing matters. Just there are consequences.