If you know me at all, then you may know that I don't have cable or satellite or anything of the sort at my house, no "TV channels," just a television with a VHS and DVD player. I do catch a bit of the shows and commercials going on when I visit others, especially my Mom, who keeps it on for the background noise. I don't believe I'll ever bother investing in it, no matter how much I make, I don't miss it much in the first place, and there's not much worth watching anymore in my opinion. Some cartoons maybe. And by that I'm certainly not referring to stuff like "Family Guy." Of all the "adult swim" kind of material I've seen, I haven't found one bit as humorous as people seem to make it out to be. I find it repulsive, and I wonder how entertainment like the "Saw" movies are even considered entertainment. However, that's not the point of this blog, just random going on, my bad. Yesterday, while at my Mom's, I saw a bit of a show about a man who weighs, as they say, 1,000 pounds or more. I don't mean that I think they're lying, I just know that if they did have to exaggerate to up their ratings, they very possibly would. This man's health is very poor, of course, and he had to be taken out of his home for help. The people had to tear down part of his home because they could not transport him through his own doorways. I don't know if he or someone else tried to clean him in some other fashion, but he hadn't been able to shower or bathe in years, and his skin was deteriorating in some places, many problems that I don't actually know much about, even from the show, I only watched a few minutes. My sister commented that she didn't understand how someone could let themselves go that far. It struck me oddly. The thing is, I've said this myself, many times, for years. How can a person allow themselves to gain weight to a point of self destruction, to a point of immobility? As I thought about it later, I came to this. It could happen to anyone. And I mean it deeper than just anyone could or would let themselves become so obese. I mean that everyone has their weaknesses, and anyone can let themselves go too far, whatever a person's weakness may be, no matter how apparent to the outside world, like this weight issue is. I believe at one point, we have all went on and on with something that we should have stopped, but we didn't. And then we have had to spend an enormous amount of time and energy and heartache, or still are, trying to fix it, because the problem got so big and so out of hand. So, I believe that if someone wants to watch this show, "How could he let himself?" shouldn't really be the question. The question should be, "What is my weakness? What is there in my life that I need to change? Is there something that I'm doing or letting be that I shouldn't? Am I going to let my issues become that immense in my life?" That is the kind of lesson I would hope people could get out of watching this TV show, other than, you shouldn't get really fat, you could have a bunch of health issues, and I seriously hope no one gets some kind of entertainment out of it. This man is in pain, he's possibly made a great mistake by either his lifestyle or just by not getting help sooner with some condition, he cannot do anything for himself but wait, so I doubt he is enjoying himself, famous on TV or not. So, these are just some of my thoughts, beliefs, and opinions, take them or leave them. Be sure to take at least this with you while starting your new year..."Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle." -T.H. Thompson and John Watson
-ladyworpledinker
