~ "W"ealth or "H"ealth ~

What you think of a man, all in his mid-forties – a friend of yours who is all well and has been exercising regularly and is a teetotaler but still falls prey to minimal health due to a sudden Stroke that paralysis his left arm – to no avail, does exercise or timely medical help expediate his recovery. His chase for getting a respectful position in his professional pursuits made him fall into the situation he is in now – less sleep and more stress and overthinking to achieve the unimaginable, the neglect of his own being caused him much trouble. 

This is the nth number of health deterioration case that has come to my knowledge – cases have drastically increased, I have seen people with good health conditions falling prey to cardiac arrests, contacting sugar and BP and suddenly have lost weight and charm of their face!

Why is this happening, as I ask myself? What is causing this mischief? There was a time when hitting sweet 70th year of your living was termed as a life long lived, but not now – talk to anyone and ask him “How much years do you thing that you would survive in best of your health?”, the most common answer would be a firm “Don’t know!” , or in some cases many have answered “ Wont cross 60!” – this is actually a harsh reality in today’s living. Youngsters have compromised in their health, overstretching to insane working hours, coupled with high Adrenaline night life, boozes and drugs – these are all new age fashionista, which one needs to ingrain in his young life or he / she be left out and termed old fashioned. 

Rest there are working donkeys in corporate life chasing insane dreams and pay-cheques – not to understand that they would not live and see the day when they actually have fat bank balances – either their kids or their siblings would be “Enjoying” the fruits of your toil – not even shedding  tear or keeping you in their thoughts! – that is indeed the harsh reality of relationships and todays living – everyone needs a high life and is ready to be sacrificing his/her health to achieve a mark for themselves , thinking so that it will make the world fall under their feet – how misjudged they are! 

Ask simplest of the questions to your own self –“How much time you give to yourself?”, “ How much rest/sleep you give to your body?”, “How much you laugh and share your emotions with your family and friends?”, “How much You exercise in any form?” and “How much time you spend with your family daily!”– these are life-rudimentary questions and everyone knows them for sure, but no one is perfect in answering them – We all have our own excuses!

I always chant “Take a halt, refresh yourself, do things that you love, its not a rat race that needs to be won by You!” – my friend is slowly coming with terms when he almost kissed death – recuperating those days in hospital, he realized what his actual worth is – all the effort that he has been doing for his family and his own esteem would be a zilch when he would get to know that he is no more – all his ‘Achievements’ and his false ‘Ego’ he has been living with, would provide no succour! Now that damage is done, he has started to accept his fact learnt thought hard way – Many of us would not be so lucky to survive the pressure and stress of everyday life – the ‘moment’ may arrive anytime – but this would be of our own making, the choice would be ours what we want and at what cost “Health” or “Wealth”...