Freedom from Death

When you make it to your 70s, and even earlier for some, you begin to see death as real and much more likely, even conceivably in the short term, than when you were younger and death was mere abstraction. 

This realization brings with it a kind of acceptance — that your time now is indeed limited and no matter what you do, your death is unavoidable. This realization, oddly enough, introduces a strange kind of fatalism that frees one from being too concerned with death. 

And that fatalism gives one a new kind of liberation from the fear of death when you completely accept the fact that you will indeed die and perhaps sooner rather than later.

Quinoa and Buckwheat

Quinoa and Buckwheat

These are not grains but seeds, and so can be sprouted. Put them in water for 24 hours, then thoroughly rinse the sprouted seeds. To cook, bring the water or vegetable broth to a boil, then on low heat for 20 minutes. 

The thorough washing and then the sprouting process does two things — minimizes or eliminates the antinutrients and massively increases the nutritional value of both seeds. 

This combination is a very healthy addition to a salad or can be used to make bread or pancakes.

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Prostate Cancer Benefit

How is it that a diagnosis of prostate cancer can be beneficial? Well, when you get this diagnosis, it makes one take one’s mortality more seriously, and that leads to appreciate one’s current days and moments during the day that much more, for they are now more finite — no longer more or less unlimited. So one had better stay in the moment and appreciate it for all its worth.

 

Happiness