I don’t understand how people advertise, “Lose 50 pounds in one day.” It would be like having a meltdown instead of having the pounds melt away. Imagine if that would really happen. One day you are used to seeing yourself in the mirror in a certain way and then suddenly, the next day you look like a different person. It is still you: your spirit and your soul. But the exterior, the physical has changed drastically in the period of 24 hours.
How do you reconcile with that when a sudden change occurs. I took this picture of the two buildings last week on Brickell Ave, the heart of downtown Miami’s financial center. One building is under construction and the other one brand new and complete. It took years for the new building to get its beautiful look. There was much work in the foundation and building of the interior wiring and plumbing before the mirrors on that building were erected.
What happens is that in today’s society is that we want everything to happen so fast. Make a million overnight, win the lotto, lose 50 pounds, and find prince charming. All that is possible. But can you sustain it? Some lotto winners lose it all eventually. You lose 20 pounds quickly on a fad diet and soon enough you gain it back. It is a constant oscillation. (more…)