Awareness

Today outside the grocery store a few folks were handing out flyers promoting Prostate Cancer Awareness, with a picture of Colin Powell on the front. This brought to mind the campaigns for the many maladies we are advised to be aware of, from cancers to drunk driving to drug use.

Testing for disease serves a valuable purpose. People should do whatever they can to make themselves happy(ier) at any given moment. But I wonder if we can do even better than that.

For instance, how about a campaign to raise HEALTH awareness? Consider that many people spend the great majority of their lives perfectly healthy. And that even when a disease manifests, oftentimes complete recovery is possible and, in fact, expected.

Take a look around at your friends and family. How many are presently 100% healthy?

You are what you're aware of.