A few days ago, at work, I passed one of the ballrooms that were hosting a seminar. The sign on the door read ‘quite please. Do not disturb.’ So, I being my usual curious self peaked in through the crack between the double doors. What the seminar was for was hypnotism for weight loss. It was one of the saddest things I think I ever saw. This room was bulging at the seams, no pun intended, well maybe a little, with overweigh people all listening intently to what this one man had to say. The desperation in that room could almost smack you in the face. All of these fat people had loss all hope. There was neither confidence nor acceptance. Just lost soul after lost soul praying that it would work out this time. They had no where else to turn. For one reason or another they couldn’t find an answer themselves so they have to jump from outrageous diet to workout video to seminars. All this just, not only gain acceptance from the world, but acceptance of themselves. Now, I think that it is all right to make fun of people. But I do think that there are certain guidelines one should follow and lines that shouldn’t be crossed at all. One of mine are if you are going to make fun of someone be prepared to make fun of yourself. Now, I think that everyone that knows me will agree that I have no problem pointing out my flaws and making a joke of them. I think I do it quite well thank you. Another rule is not to become malicious with your joking. Sure it seems funny, but if you take it too far the person with feel alienated. This is one of the causes of a person to lose his or her own acceptance of themselves. And it’s sad that they have to pay sixty or so dollars to regain their pass back into the human race.