worries galore
so i'm reading this book called 'embracing uncertainty' by susan jeffers. only maybe 30 pages in. it's interesting. last i read how to lead a worry free life, and today i saw two thought-provoking shows on tv (one better than the other) that are only making me worry. even though i know worrying will get me nowhere at all...
first one was a documentary called "big sugar" on CBC. awesome documentary, written directed and narrated by brian mckenna. it talks about the powerful history of sugar and sugar slavery, and how sugar has it's hold on society today - in the form of obesity for those who consume it and in the form of actual slavery for those working in the lower rungs of the sugar industry - linking sugar to the slavery it brings about with it from the olden days to now as we become addicts of it. this is something that hits close to home because i have such a sweet tooth (i ate an 8x8inch brownie all by myself in the last two days...NOT proud of it). when talking about 'big sugar' (as is done in the case of the term 'big tobacco'), the documentary is essentially referring to the sugar moguls and companies such as pepsi and coca-cola who have so much influence over the world economy, etc. even though i'm not a big pop person, it's still a scary thought as to what my sugar consumption can do to me. and having found out just yesterday that my dad has started taking insulin, it just worries me more.
the second show as on abc called 'the secret life of teens'. that just scared me cuz i have a teenage sister, and she's possibly not as bratty as american teenagers, she's still at an age that is vulnerable. even in dhaka, it's outrageous what kids her age know, talk about and do. well, yeah, she's not a kid anymore, but she's still my baby sister. i still remember watching the movie thirteen and completely freaking out...i think my sister was 14 at the time or something. i hate having missed her growing years while i've been in canada...we're really close, but i'm sure i don't know everything about her.
watched the movie 'thank you for smoking' this weekend. awesome movie. i'm not a smoker, and can't see myself as one in the future, but it was a really witty movie about a lobbyist for tobacco companies. highly recommended.
just heard some really depressing news. gonna sign off here.
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