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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Don't let the fear of the inevitable cause you to live obsessively.
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I appreciate your participation in this thread. However, I have to object somewhat to the above statement. I know, I often make assumptions myself but the above statement has a couple of assumptions that I don't quite get. Assumption # 1) those of us who are interested in health are interested because we fear death. I guess that means those who are less interested in health do not fear death? Assumption # 2) Those who are interested in the science of health are obsessing.
Well, you don't usually hear the word "obsession" applied to many other things like golf, for example. If someone plays a lot of golf, takes golf lessons and tries to perfect their game, we don't usually hear people say they are being obsessive. Most likely they will be given credit for making the effort to be good at the activity of their choice. The same goes for most other activities.
But if one has an interest in living a healthy lifestyle, enjoys reading about health and talking about health, that's defined as being "obsessive". And it must be because the person fears death.