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http://www.hacres.com/testimonies/testimonies.asp?strterm1= & strterm2=Fibromy

algia & submit1=Search + D-Ribose http://www.bioenergy.com/store/main.aspx

Although that certainly does NOT seem to be the case. Seems as if you just

want sympathy and help. You have the info you need. Up to YOU from here!

" Cooked food is dead food, raw food is live food! " Live strong & long!

P.S. You can thank me later.

 

On Behalf Of princess bride

Sunday, November 02, 2008 4:38 PM

Illness, raw food, needing help, and this board

 

 

Hi. I posted a while ago that I am, in about 10 days, going to be mostly

bedridden and completely alone in Seattle...with no friends,

support...nothing. I don't know what I expected, but I hadn't read the

board much, and here's my reaction now.

 

I am vegan, but do not eat raw. I don't have the energy to get food

often, let-alone prepare food, let-alone prepare raw food. If I could get

raw meals, would I eat them? Yes. I would give it a dedicated `try'...but,

I am not capable of it. I know this may sound horrible, selfish, and

mean...but after reading the posts for awhile, I'm really annoyed, and think

that some of you may be seriously `turning off' newbies like me by your

`know-it-all' attitudes.

 

First. You have made a choice about what YOU want to do, and what works

for YOU. However, many of you seem to think that it is the `morally right'

CHOICE for everyone. Honestly, as someone who's a `newbie', I am pretty

disgusted by the incredible arrogance and self-righteousness shown during

the conversation about right-to-die issues (although it's so, so common in

most of the threads). Let's just say that I think kindness and compassion

are more important than `being right', and I'd pull those qualities out of

the bag when thinking about what OTHER PEOPLE choose to do about the ending

of their life. I have met many raw-foodists who are on a quest for

immortality, and it's been an incredible turn-off for someone who's just

thinking about adventuring into the raw food realm to meet the extremists

that seem to be dominating this board. Let's just say that I can't imagine

being friends with most of you, and you do NOTHING, NOTHING to make me

want to go completely raw...especially if I become someone who thinks it's

the answer for everyone. Surely raw foodists are not immune from going thru

excruciating deaths. And, I don't think choosing to die is an EASY choice.

How dare you say that!. You're not at that point in your life, and believe

me, if you ever are, you'll be a hell of a lot more humble than you are

sounding right now.

 

Secondly, I pleaded for help, for people to help me out. I got two

offers. One person did write back, the second flaked on me. While it was

generous for the first person to offer to help at all, I cannot, will not,

and do not want people in my life who think it's okay to force their

experience, and `answers' on me. With illnesses like fibromyalgia, there IS

no one answer, so all my red flags go up when someone tells me they've found

`the answer'. Having said that, at least she offered to help.

 

At the risk of sounding like a total brat, why are the rest of you

interested in talking people's ears off when they're not interested, and

trying to get your families and friends to change, and blaming other people

for their own illnesses, lalalala....but when someone honestly asks for

help, and is willing to try to transition to raw food...where are you???

 

I understand that talk is so much easier than action, but at some point,

leading by example, without proseletizing (sp?) goes a lot further. I know

this as a vegan, who's decided to stop yelling at people, but who's decided

that gently leading by example is much more effective.

 

In short, most of you have turned me off EVER joining a raw-foodist

group...and I am truly disappointed that no one has offered to humbly help

me out, to whatever degree we both think will work. Although honestly,

unless it was someone who was also pretty disgusted by the arrogance shown

in these threads, I don't think I'd even want you as a friend.

 

If there's anyone who would like to help me in this time of crisis, and is

willing to help with no strings attached as far as lecturing, etc. goes, I

would appreciate your time, caring, and compassion to no end. But you have

to have a sense of humour about it all. Even while I'm eating lasagna.

Because I'm not and never had planned on going 100% raw...but I would like

to eat maybe 50% raw, which would be about 50% more than I'm doing now.

 

Tirade done. Peace out, chill out, and with compassion for those who are

ill, and for those who will be one day but who think they're *ahem*

`immune'.

 

Harriet

 

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