Evolution

As a person striving to be physically fit, I was thinking today about the obesity epidemic. Today I was going to try to wear a pedometer to work to see how many steps I took (but like most things, I forget to do it). This notion came as a result of a news story last night about people who eat correctly and walk 10,000 steps per day can lose weight. One of the people on the story made the simple statement that we were meant to walk. We have legs as a form of transport. Well, in the modern age, we've made it possible in large instances so that we don't need our legs. I don't mean to offend or disrespect people who are physically unable to use their legs because of genetics or an accident. There are many others who choose not to use their legs; they'll stalk parking lots in their vehicles to get as close to their destination as possible. Some genius came up with the idea of the Segway (the stand-up 2-wheeled modes of transport). All of these thoughts led me to a conclusion: perhaps our national/international propensity towards obesity is meant to happen. Call it what you like, divine intervention or evolution, the trend progresses exactly as intended. We continue to progress as human beings. I think some some evolution theorists claim humans will lose certain digits no longer used, etc. But these theorists are thinking on too small a scale. Our legs are useless. Rather, we should all give in to fast food cravings and nightly ice cream binges. The true form for the lower half of a human being is to become as rotund as possible like childrens' toys. Who needs walking, running, cycling, or any such exercise, when we can just simply roll when necessary, and use mechanical devices as assistance in all other instances.