would you rather...

a) look healthy and fit but be so weak that any fitness task would be embarrassing

or

b) look unhealthy and unfit but surprise your friends because you are actually very strong and athletic?

that was a board game i played over thanksgiving while in maine with the mortons, who are amazingly funny and lovely hosts. google "board game would you rather". 

as for the game, it didn't take me long to pick (a) over (b) because (let's be honest) looking healthy and fit would mean that you look good. and looking good is a prized possession in today's world. no one really cares if you're strong AS LONG as you look the part. but in an effort to redeem my supposed shallowness (is that a real word?), let me just say that the life is a big spectrum and so, there's a spectrum of shallowness too. 

i think i'm still on the safe side.