As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, let me add a wee bit more on the subject. I was talking with a friend today about how, in her circle of friends and family, 2012 was kind of a crummy year. It seemed to her that there was more than the usual amount of people getting sick or dying over the past twelve months. That led the conversation around to areas that are more philosophical.
You can keep yourself fit, keep your bad habits under control, get regular check-ups, but as I said in yesterday’s post, none of us is promised a tomorrow. What should we do then? Should we live in fear of getting sick, having some horrible debilitating accident, or perhaps dying? Should we turn into hypochondriacs, calling the doctor every time we see an advertisement for the latest drug designed to treat the latest syndrome? Or, as is all too common in our society, become obsessed with health and well-being to the point that we turn diet and exercise into a religion? We concluded that the answer is no, we shouldn’t fall into those traps. You do what you reasonably can and leave the rest to God. Live your life, and let what happens, happen. Yeah, it’s trite, but hey, it’s true!
