Hiya
Well, I saw another headline today... "Atkins can kill". I didn't read the article, it was in someone else's paper and to be frank I couldn't be bothered.
You know, so what if Atkins can kill? It's my choice. It's only affecting me. I'm not emitting clouds of noxious smoke. I don't lose all sense of judgement and have my reflexes impaired so badly that I wipe out an innocent family on the highway. I don't infect anyone else. I don't AFFECT anyone else - except perhaps in one way which I'll elaborate on. WHY CAN'T PEOPLE JUST LEAVE US TO OUR OWN CHOICES when they don't affect others!?

I think I know why this happens, but not why people are this way.
Another place you can see a similar effect I think, is David Blaine's stunt. People don't understand why he is doing it, and they cannot see themselves doing it. Their reaction to this is to attempt to cause him to fail - throwing eggs and food at his box, wishing ill on him, etc etc etc.
Why are people today SO SCARED of seeing other people succeed at something, even if it's just for themselves? Are all the "skinny" people who never have a weight problem scared that there won't be any "fat" people left for them to feel superior to? Why? Why can't people be happy for others? Why does another's achievement threaten so many people these days?
*sigh*

The world is not a happy place.
Humanity needs to find reverence. I hope it does, and soon - we will be much happier if we appreciate each other.

Steven