Why is it that so few television families include pets? Granted, I don't watch every program so there are some I know nothing about, but of the ones I watch, or at least see commercials of, I can't thing of any where a dog, cat or other pet is a regular part of the show. A few decades ago, many family dramas and comedies had a dog or cat as a regular part of the cast, but not anymore. I find that odd considering how many people in real life have pets.

On television, they are always asking very old people their secret to long life. Of course, they don't know the answer, but one recent study found the major factor was simple genetic. But asking a few individuals who mange to live to 105 or 110 doesn't really tell us much. Instead, study places where the average person lives longer. When they did that by studying one Greek island where people tend to live long, healthy lives, they found the people there lived simple, low-stress lives, exercises regularly by simply walking and doing farm work, and eating healthy foods, mostly fresh fruits and vegetables they grew right there on the island.

“The most painful thing on earth is a pleasant memory. This nostalgia that sometimes comes over us isn't an accident. It's a message. It has something to tell us. We're programmed to indulge in life, but this haunting nostalgia is a subliminal message from another plane. It's the homing instinct of the mundane mind. At its best, it's what draws us back to the Father. Nostalgia is a window to the soul, and the soul is lost to man as he lives. Nostalgia is the soul's memory of prior experience. Touching it, you touch the Eternal” ~Richard Rose