Money is the root of all evil

Money- ONE’S LIFE

They say money is the root of all evil.  We cannot live life without this, it rules the world.  When I was diagnosed with cancer, I thought it was the end of the world.  I had insurance that Dan and I had paid for many years, however; would only cover conventional methods.  I saw what chemo and radiation can do, and within my heart did not want to go through the pain and suffering.  Money did buy Dan and I our lives, but at a price.  This is happening to many other people daily.

We both worked through our thirty years plus marriage. Suddenly, after seeing our life retirement savings leave us and after giving up all our belongings I am here today writing about something that is so precious to me, one’s life.  I do not look back on the things that I did not ever think that was even possible, like filling bankruptcy, giving up our cars, giving up our home and moving to Mexico.  This is happening to many other people daily minus moving outside the country.

Not only because of our treatments but also our aftercare, we have to deal with every month on how to come up with the money for payment.  I am not complaining, just venting for I know others that are struggling with this very same issue. This is happening to many other people daily.

Money, why does it always come down to this.  I see and hear several people express their anger about health care.  I too have been there and done that.  We have to make others realize that even though you have insurance, it may not cover all of your expenses or even the choice of treatments you chose to have.  Remember, even though it’s your body, the insurance company chooses for you what type of treatments you can have.  So, is health care worth having??? This is happening to many other people daily.

I am not suggesting not to have insurance, but again due to money it should be a choice and not a burden. Money always plays a part in one’s life.  I wish they would teach you at an early age, that money isn’t always enough and how to search for what is important in life. This is happening to many other people daily.

 Dan and I struggled to find ourselves and today living in Mexico taught us to grow and become understanding of time. In Mexico, some have money others do not, but either way seem to live life for the day and not complain about what they do not have and I even saw online that they are amongst the happiest people in the world.  We continue to grow and teach others that it’s not about the money, but the quality of life you live. This is happening to many people daily.

Money is the root of all evil.  It is how you use it that matters and what you buy.  So, do you want to buy material things or do you want to buy health; which to me is wealth.

So today as I write, I am thinking of others that are in the same situation, as I had struggled.  Remember one thing we are all equal and deserve the same things, but is our life not important so much that we cannot continue to choose the quality of life we want. This is happening to many people daily.

It always comes down to money, paper that gives us freedom to enjoy the modern toys.

TWENTY THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT MEXICO

First, Popcorn comes originally from Mexico.  Called momochtli, it was first prepared in pre-Hispanic cities in the center of Mexico.  But nobody knew what to do with popcorn until the color television was invented.

Second, the color television was invented in Mexico by a man named Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena.  He was the first person to note that Zorro’s mask and shoes were a bright orange.

Third, the oldest university in North America is the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) founded by Charles V of Spain in 1551. Alumni continue to have their meetings at the Old Posada in Ajijic.

Fourth, the printing press in North America was working in Mexico in 1531.  It printed the first student loan applications for the UNAM.

Fifth, Mexicans do not eat the worm in the mescal bottle.  It’s Mexico’s joke on naïve gringos. Back in the day, a little worm was plopped in each batch of mescal to see if the alcohol content was high enough.  If the worm died, enough alcohol.  If not, the little fella got one more “for the road”.

Sixth, Mexico has 32 UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) world heritage sites.  One of the most in the world.  Under consideration for number 33 is La Floresta Castle in Ajijic, historic for taking up a lot of room for no apparent reason.

Seventh, Mayan glyphs have yet to be deciphered or translated.  That’s why we have no idea what happened to the Mayans.   

Eighth, the Copper Canyon in the north of Mexico is four times bigger than the Grand Canyon.   

Ninth, the first and only in the world Rocket Belt, a personal flying pack, fueled by hydrogen peroxide, was built totally from scratch by Mexican engineer Juan Manuel Lozano

Tenth, Mexico exports more manufactured products than the rest of Latin America combined. Not including Trump piñatas.

Eleventh, the largest pyramid in the world is the Great Pyramid of Cholula in Mexico.  It is also the largest monument ever constructed by man without a rotating restaurant.

Twelve, in Mexico, artists can pay their taxes with artwork.  

Thirteen, Mexican, French and Japanese cuisines are considered by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) as Intangible Cultural Heritage American fast food, by contract, is considered by UNESCO as a Human Rights Violation.

Fourteen, Mexican General Santa Anna had an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg.

Fifteen, the world chilies can be spelled five different ways: chilies, chiles, chilis, chilies, and chillis.

Sixteen, Mexico is a third world country.  That does not mean a country that produces shoes and breakfast cereal from the same plant.  Third World described unaligned courtiers during the First and Second were the United States and its allies, and Russia and its followers.

Seventeen, today the numbers have changed, the United States has gone to fourth or fifth world (at least 4.3).  Russia has become a quadratic equation.

Eighteen, chewing gum first popped up in Mexico.  The Mayans extracted sap from what was known as the sapodilla tree.  It began to exported to European countries and the United States, where the gum was first commercialized.  Today, chewing gum is produced from other substances, which biodegrades over 4,000 years. 

Nineteen, Luis Ernesto Miramontes Cardenas, a Mexican chemist born in Tepic Nayarit synthesized something called Norethisterone, which is the basic active compound of birth control pills.

Twenty, Mexico holds more free trade agreements than any other country in the world. According to the Financial Times, this is more than twice as many as China