Alien Invaders And Cheap Rent Seekers Who Are Killers In Disguise

Aliens invading planet Earth is a fascinating idea for some, a terrifying prospect for others. While a news headline, “Aliens Invade Earth” may send shivers down spines of a multitude of people; however, the Jedi on Earth would no doubt be excited.

In New Zealand it is reported that there are 20000 Jedi. This is a significant percentage of the adult population. In fact, there is more Jedi in New Zealand than Jehovah Witnesses or members of the Assembly of God Church, according to the Jedi church website. We could speculate that this has something to do with kiwis being threatened with extinction or the fact the Chinese gooseberry was renamed kiwi fruit and sold at a premium.

Kiwi fruit is an excellent source of vitamin C. I have not conducted tests on the fruit myself, so I cannot personally confirm all its constituent qualities. Somehow, suspicions as they are, I would not be surprised to find, a Jedi is planning something of an alien nature, since the furry covered, tan colored fruit is not as sweet as we might suspect with its tart tang—regardless of how delicious it may be to a connoisseur of fruit. Nonetheless, it is not native to New Zealand. Kiwi fruit is a foreigner that has been welcomed to make its home in the Land of the Great White Cloud, as New Zealand is known. From all accounts, it appears the Jedi, as foreign as they may be, are finding a home in New Zealand too.

I could talk about parasites invading your body. I could make detailed references to viruses like bird flu or swine flu, which is believed to have originated in China. The analogy being that we who do not live in China but are like New Zealand, and we are surrounded by sea (that is, plenty of personal space), which means we are well protected from contagious disease by virtue of non-contact from outside invaders like alien viruses. We can try to keep unwanted invaders out by posting a sign stipulating illegal boat arrivals will be met with resistance and rejected. Unfortunately, signage is not sufficient. Sometimes direct action is needed instead.

For much of last century, New Zealand was said to have been invaded by the Maori who travelled from Tahiti around 1200 CE, uninvited, but nevertheless welcomed by the less warlike Moriori. The Maori turned on their hosts and killed them off with the last remaining survivors fleeing to the Chatham Islands, where the Maori also pursued them. The Maori then presented themselves as the traditional owners of the land, just as enterprising New Zealanders have done with the Chinese gooseberry, calling it a Kiwi fruit and inferring that it originated in the volcanic soils of the fertile land that once belonged to the Moriori.

You are probably wondering where this is going by now. Some pictures of various alien entities entering your body may have crossed your mind. The point is too many of us endure unnecessary ill health because of what we allow to enter our mind. When we allow other people’s bad memes and personal hostilities and hang-ups to occupy space in our head, without paying rent, we are the losers. When they pay rent, other people’s influences are producing positive results and not creating situations where we are unnecessarily releasing catecholamine and cortisol that create undue stress within our bodies. Not only do we end up suffering from ulcers and facilitate the aging process, we become more susceptible to foreign invaders because our immune systems are depressed as a result of allowing alien thoughts to occupy space rent free in our minds.

Besides touching on some issues to do with cultural health, the moral of the story is stinking thinking does not pay its way. Evict non-paying tenants from your own territory; otherwise, unlike being the recipient of probiotics, you could be encouraging all kinds of diseases in the form of detrimental bacteria, fungi, microbes, viruses and, in particular, cancer.

The trouble with stinking thinking is that myths create many problems and there is always somebody who disagrees with what happened in the past, usually for the same reasons that the original thesis was introduced.

"According to the myth, the Maori, as a superior and more warlike people, expropriated the land from the Moriori. Therefore Pakeha expropriation of the same land on the basis of their superior civilisation was in accordance with the principle of the survival of the fittest. For this reason the false myth of the Moriori has been one of New Zealand's most enduring myths.", (Ka Whatwhai Tonu Matou: Struggle Without End, Ranginui Walker, Penguin, Auckland, 1990).

Good health is not the result of pharmacology with its injections, pills, potions and creams. Good health has much more to do with what we think, and what we entertain than what we might realize. Good health belongs to those who desire to be healthy, wealthy and wise.

How much money do we need to stay healthy?

 

The funny thing about money is it is not very nutritious. In which case, we could say we need a fortune, or, maybe health is never about money; rather it is about eating and drinking what is beneficial. This does not mean that gorging ourselves will do us any good, as studies conducted on rats have demonstrated less is more and more means less.

The conclusion (published in October 2007 issue of Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences) is that rats live longer when they are not sated with food and drink. This is purely on a physical level and has nothing to do with the rats’ emotive behavior, psychological well-being or intellectual prowess. While is true according to researchers that in the laboratory rats have demonstrated better memories than guinea pigs, this does not necessarily mean they are capable of thinking about food and thereby surviving on fresh air and the thought of nutrition alone.

Breatharians believe that the life force is in the breath and this alone is sufficient for humans to survive, or any living creature for that matter. Try telling this to a ravenous tiger or crocodile. Personally, I would rather take my chances in a pond of hippos, even if they are known to kill more humans in Africa than their more voracious crocodilian companions. The reality is investigations have shown that breatharian claims are fraudulent, while those that have attempted to prove that merely breathing and basking in sunlight is sufficient for live have died before their time.

Fasting has its merits. However, it is better to limit intake of carbohydrates when being sedentary, while ensuring sufficient protein, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, and unpolluted water are consumed for optimum health.

Yogis, who claim all manner of miraculous abilities, are not always keen to go under the microscope. Nevertheless, a couple of decades ago, I read of one yogi having demonstrated his ability to keep his pulse at one beat a minute. The authorities thought he was dead and it was only when he was about to be buried, did he arouse from his seemingly lifeless state. Rising from an inactive state of slumber is not exactly the same as from rising from the dead. Every morning most of us arise from our sleep regardless of how many beats our heart misses in its effort to pulsate and make a record for every minute. Rising from our sleep would have to be a critical element in longevity.

Ensuring that the body has sufficient protein and cofactors to ensure optimal molecular function at the cellular level is the most essential criterion for good health and a long life—for my money, the yogi can keep his still heart caper to himself, even if there might be merit in feigning death.

Essentially, rats have demonstrated that longevity is dependent more upon a protein rich diet rather than a carbohydrate rich diet. Such a diet needs to be moderate, and the less we eat, as opposed to bigger is better when it comes to items like hamburgers and fries, the longer we can expect to live. The other proviso would be sufficient exercise to ensure physiological equilibrium of our body parts could also play a significant part in maintaining a well-oiled body, so to speak. Actually, one could say—with a little tongue in cheek—fatty acids provide the good oil needed for smooth function of the joints, and other moving parts.

Health is never about money, but about what we eat, how we eat, what we think, and how we deal with other people. Money is just a means by which we can be induced into thinking we can eat, drink and be merry, while lying on our couch before an idiot box for ever and a day. That is, prior to our last breath, wherein like an idiot for ever, we inhabit a wooden oblong box for good, or unless we decide to go out with a blaze of glory on the local pyre (bonfire) or crematorium. Such is the fate of humankind, where the maxim from the English Common Book of Prayer is forever heard ringing in our ears: ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

Personally, I would rather be healthier, wealthier and wise. Wouldn’t YOU?

Surely, there has to be more!