Oh, everybody, what's up? This is Neogentrics,
and this is, again, food for thought. Thoughts
if it were you. Now, we've covered a lot of mini
-topics, and I beg to say I'm sorry that I haven't
been on in a while. But, I mean, you know, life
gets in the way. And you're trying to move forward.
You're trying to get everything done. So, with
that being said, I'm going to go ahead and ask
you guys this question. Since this whole thing
is about thinking. And considering thoughts and
stuff that, you know, people should consider.
Last time we did talk about cancer and how, you
know, detrimental it can be. Things that people
have to go through or whether or not you know
if you even have it or not. The sad thing is
there's a lot of people out there that have it
and, you know, they don't... They either don't
know, don't realize that they have it, or they
have it and they just don't care. Okay? Nowadays,
it's a lot easier to tell whether a person has
it or not and even determine what type of cancer
it is. And that's great. Perfect. Wonderful.
The only downside is not a lot of people want
to do it. And you know, I kind of want to say
I feel sorry for them, honestly. The reason is,
if you don't care enough about yourself, to take
care of it, at least for the sake of the people
around you, then you shouldn't be allowed to
be around other people. Now, this is just a personal
opinion, okay? Now, I have gotten complaints
about some of the stuff I've said before, but
hey, you know what? It is what it is. I am very
blunt. I am very straightforward. So, when I
say this, I'm not meaning to hurt you or anyone
else's feelings with some of the stuff that I
talk about. My whole point in doing this is to
get out there what people should know, but they
don't. The reason I brought up the cancer thing
is just that I'm meeting a lot of people who
have it. Different kinds, different forms, different
strains. The fact of the matter is, unlike regular
people who I see every single day, same people
I see, I mean, I don't see the same people every
single day, but I see these people, and, you
know, they go through their daily routine. They
go to work. They get up in the morning. They
work all day. They go back home. They cook. If
they have kids, they take care of their kids.
They go to sleep. They wake up the next day,
and they do the same thing over again. It's sometimes
a different variance or in even different orders
depending on when they have to go to work or
when they have to deal with their kids if they
have any kids. And, you know, I watch them. I
see what people do day by day, different people.
I don't know who they are. I've never stopped
them once to say hello. And while that may seem
a little creepy, you know, the whole point is
I'm at least watching my surroundings. I see
what's going on. And this is something a lot
of people don't do. They are so consumed in themselves
that they don't pay attention to the people around
them. Well, point being, I watch the ones who
have no... Let's just say cancer is the subject
here. They have no medical issues regarding that.
Yet they go through their days complaining. They
complain about this. They complain about that.
They whine about everything that is wrong that
could be better. So my question is this. If your
life is so bad, If your life is so terrible,
if everything is so heinous that you wish you
were dead, why is it that the person sitting
over there with cancer has a bigger smile on
their face than you do right now? Answer me that.
Because unlike him sitting over there, you're
not sitting in front of death's door. You know?
And a lot of times, sometimes the response I
get back is, well, they're probably getting chemo
and they're learning that they may or may not
survive it. I said, even if they learn that they
may or may not survive, it's not stopping them
from living every single day and trying to make
the best of their situation. They know their
situation is grim. And at this point, I'm pretty
sure they understand, considering most of them
have already lived through high school and some
are still going through high school. They're
pretty young. They already know the suffering
that you're going through right now, and yet,
Despite all of that, they're still smiling. They're
still hoping and praying for tomorrow. The sad
thing is, they want to survive. They want to
live. They'd do anything to be in your position.
Yet here you are, complaining about it. Every
single day. I know Americans are known for being
ungrateful, but this is ridiculous. You know?
And while, you know, different strains, different
American types from different areas, some from,
who have family from, what is it, Spain, Panama,
South America, Europe, Asia, any of the areas,
or even Canada. And I've got some really good
friends in Canada. I've never met them. You know,
but they seem more content. in their situation,
and most of them aren't even in a great situation,
than some of my friends I see every single day.
Yet they make the best of it. What should they
think about that? And we're back. People of record.
People of chance. People of time. Who never get
to live as long as most ants. That's one of those
things that someone had told me, and I honestly
had no idea what the heck they're talking about.
But when you think about people's lives in respect
to that of ants, well, in retrospect... In some
cases, ants don't really live all that long,
and even in the ones that do, eventually, after
a while, do get expelled from the colony because
they're too weak and too old to keep going on,
and they're basically either, well, eaten by
the colony or by some other predator. Most ants
don't live longer than a certain period anyway
because predators eat them. Well, if we look
at humans the same way, especially the ones that...
Have medical issues. It kind of fits in the same
category. Doesn't it? I mean. All things considered.
I mean all things considered. All people considered.
Everybody is independent of each other. And you
know self sufficient and what not. They have
something about them. That makes them special.
Something that makes them unique. And. Instead
of worrying what other people think about them,
they should be focusing on themselves so they
can see what makes them special, what makes them
tick, what makes them who they are. Now, granted,
there are some people out there who don't know
what this is and have a hard time figuring it
out because, you know, there's always a niche
for everybody. Everyone's got something specific
that they can do that most other people can't.
Some people can have the same niche. It's not
impossible. It's not improbable. I mean, Think
about all the people who go bowling. Let's use
that as an example. There are a lot of people
who go bowling, a lot of people who aren't good
at bowling, a lot of people who don't know how
to bowl, but teach a person who doesn't know
how to bowl how to bowl, they would know how
to bowl. How you know if someone has a niche
for it or not, though, is whether or not they're
able to pick it up very quickly or it takes them
longer than normal. Now, there is a difference
in this, though. I want you to think about it.
Just because a person learns it faster than another
person doesn't make them better than the other
person. It just means that they have a knack
for it. However, the person that took longer
to learn may actually be better at it than the
person who has the natural talent. Why is this?
Is it because it turns out that the person who
took longer to learn it just had a was better
suited to it or they received more training no
it's just that in the time it took them to get
to where they're at they had the time to master
it the basics all of it and get it whereas the
person who had the natural talent for it started
moving up the ranks rather quickly as he as he
started to be able to do every single thing Well,
then what's the difference? The difference is
that one took the time to completely master it
as they tried to move forward slowly. And the
other one kind of just jumped. Natural talent
only gets you so far. And, you know, a lot of
people are under the misconception and the assumption
that just because you have the natural talent
for something means that you don't have to work
as hard as everyone else. It's a lie. That's
a dead set lie. You know, I have a natural talent
for a lot of things that I do, and that doesn't
stop me from going back to the basics and learning
it from the ground up. Or, you know, looking
at the book or doing the stuff over and over
again. Never hurts to re -look at it, especially
if it's a skill I may or may never use again,
but I want to keep the information fresh in my
mind. Just something to think about. Thank you.
Alright, everybody. So, I only have one more
thing left to cover for today. You know, because
there's so many different great things out there
and things that we have to keep in mind of, you
know, as far as dealing with people. And, you
know, keeping everything straight and helping
one another is the key to the future. At least,
that's what I'd like to think. However, there
are still those people who don't think this,
and... You know, they live in the past. Basically,
they're afraid of the future and what it could
hold. Now, granted, I will say the Bible does
take part responsibility for this. But the thing
is, the fact that people fear something that
they don't know anything about is sad. And I'm
throwing this out there for the Bible believers,
honestly. This is just something that I feel
like they should know. Everyone else, for anyone
else who is listening, if God said to study,
to show thyself approved, okay, you do realize
that that doesn't just mean the Bible, right?
Because if you study to show yourself approved,
which does also apply to schoolwork as well,
because you can't very well study the Bible and
get access to most of the stuff you need if you
don't know how to do the basic necessities which
you learn in school, first off. Second, You can't
be afraid of something in the Bible that is supposed
to happen if you don't know what it is. There's
that. New technology is coming out day after
day after day after day after day. Okay? After
day. You don't know what's coming out tomorrow.
You just know what's out now and what they've
announced 10 seconds ago. But in the time frame
that they just explained, oh, great, check it
out. We now have 5G coming to our local area.
In the same time that they just told you that,
we just finished setting up a 8 and 9G networks,
which are currently being used by the military
and the Air Force and all of them. Basically,
the only reason you don't know it's there is
because they're working on a different bandwidth.
And they only... work with those devices that
are set up for it. But since most of it's not
practical use right now for, you know, basic
consumers, and on top of that, most of the stuff
isn't cheap, it's not accessible by us. Plus,
technology hasn't seemed to evolve enough yet
to allow us to do that. Or rather, it has. It's
evolved so much as to the point that we should
be further along than we are. The problem is
fear. Mankind is afraid of the future. They're
afraid to move forward. Well, you may say, oh,
well, I'm not afraid of anything. That's great.
Wonderful. Kudos to you. Unfortunately, that
doesn't apply to everyone else. Some people,
they look forward to the future. It inspires
them to do their best. But at the same time,
they're afraid to take that next step forward.
No matter how big, no matter how small. And you
can't just simply push them. I mean, if your
mom has ever or your dad has ever asked you,
if your friend jumped off of a cliff, would you
jump too? In regards to how well you trust your
friend, you would do anything that they asked
you. And you told them no. You're in the same
pretty much position as everyone else. When you
tell me, yeah, I'm brave, but I ain't jumping
off of a cliff into a lake. In a way, it's contradicting.
But at the same time, it's not stupid either.
It's actually pretty smart. In the same regard
that the Bible talks about the mark of the beast,
whether it may be a chip or some type of barcode
or an implant, if you're not following the technological
advances moving forward, how are you going to
know what it even looks like? How would you know
if they even started implementing it early? There
could be an organization out there trying to
make it so that it happens, it exists, and it's
already out, and you don't know that. So when
the final tribulation call comes and God's people
are taken, according to the Bible, you don't
even know what the chip looks like, what it is,
or if you've even accepted it already. There's
a lot of people who are ignorant and don't have
a clue. And then there's the ones that are so
overly happy about technological advances, they
want to be part of everything and have everything.
They don't pay attention to what they're even
doing or what they're becoming part of. Sad truth
of reality is, we have two sides of the same
coin. Those who are afraid of moving forward,
and those who adventure forward without looking.
If you want an analogy for this, try driving
blindfolded with only your ears open. Unless
you've trained yourself like Daredevil, there
is no way you should be able to do this. At all.
And even if you have supersonic hearing, you're
not going to be able to hear or see everything.
Because some of the most tragic stuff in life
happens in the silentest of moments where nobody
even knows anything even happened. Some in the
dead of night. It can be completely silent. But
somewhere, somehow, someone just died. And no
one knows because they didn't hear it. Not because,
oh, they muffled them in the pillow or whatnot.
No, because it happened. In a way. And in a distance
or in a location away from you where you couldn't
tell. Doesn't mean it didn't happen just because
you didn't see it. It still happened. But you
didn't ever know. So. I mean, I can give different
analogies all day long and try to explain it
as best as I can. There's some things that can't
be explained to words. You know. But again, these
are just some thoughts, some stuff to run by
your mind and see what you think about what's
going on, what's happening. I am back. I'm happy
to be back. My birthday is around the corner,
just as it was last year. And I'm going to be
doing different ones like these for the next
couple of days. See how you people respond, and
most of my audience, to most of these common
day thoughts on what's going on. Looking forward
to your feedback. And I hope you guys have a
great rest of your day. And this is Todd Cifriou,
Food for Thought. This is your host, NeoGentrix.
And enjoy the rest of your day.