I would certainly not make it on a farm today – or 100 years ago. But I am realizing that it’s all about little choices, right? So we’ll have to start holding ourselves to doing just a little bit more, right?
Thanks for the note!!!
Sallie

In this country we have a 4% chance of dying in an accident. Only 2% of this 4% falls under the category “Fire, Burns, Smoke” and of course, many cases in that tiny percentage are death by smoke inhalation or fire while sleeping. The other categories of accidental death can’t really be reasonably avoided by cardiovascular fitness (being hit by a car? Poisoned? Shot? Ouch!) although of course, having a fit body can be a slight ameliorating factor for some situations.

So I’m not sure being “fit for life” makes much sense as an organizing principle to avoid perishing in a burning building.

So where you see a “harsh reminder” I see TV trying to tell us scary stuff to get ratings.

“We all know we have the ability to train our bodies for this kind of demand, too.”

Right, except people with disability. We don’t ALL have those abilities.

My reasons for being fit are to enjoy my body, enjoy my health, feel wonderful, breathe the fresh air, have a good appetite, sleep well… you get the picture.

(After four weeks in the new place, walking up three flights is so much easier than it was when I started, I’m actually kind of amazed).
This reminds me of when I first got my Xtracycle and was hauling kids on it. Hills were tough! Over a very short amount of time I could do it. It was wonderful to do something with ease, delight, and hard work, something I hadn’t been able to before.