To engage in a life that encourages dis-ease in the body, one that increases the work load of the heart, kidneys, liver, pancreas, lungs and bowels is to live a life that actively engages in acts of hate against the body. Eating in a manner that jacks up you blood pressure and cholesterol. Drinking in amounts that cause the liver to become overwhelmed. To carry so much excess weight that our hips and knees simply wear out is to actively not love the body.
Being in this way is also to live in a manner that doesn't show Metta towards the people we love and who love us. Obesity shortens lifespans.It's also insulting to those you love. I remember visiting Thai temples in Melbourne and seeing fat, sloppy husbands of gorgeous Thai women and thinking that they should be ashamed of themselves. How rude to have a seriously gorgeous wife and be a fat, sloppy piece of shit! My wife is seriously gorgeous and as a result I've been pursuing a regular exercise regime for the last 2 years and recently set myself the goal of either have what Brad has or being a 100 kg by her birthday in December....I'm currently a very solid 110 kg.
However eating in healthy amounts and in healthy ways, being moderate in our alcohol consumption and exercising are all lifespan extending activities. Very few of us end up looking like either Brad Pitt or Natalia Spice, but we can all give ourselves exercise and a healthy diet. And that is perhaps the secret to being healthy. Make the hour a day of vigorous exercise, the meat free meal a week, the days without booze a gift to yourself and those you love. This way you can use this in your Recollection of Generosity and fuel Metta from this.
But then again I'm just a filthy 46 year old who is married to a 22 year old he completely adores and is looking for justifications to extend his lifespan and thus see my 1 year old son and his hopefully future siblings grow up.
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