Every once in a while we must listen
to our body. It often gives us several warning signs and tells us all that we
need to know about ourselves. Ironically, doesn’t our air-conditioner, mobile
phone, laptop and our car receive more attention and care than our body? Isn't
that a very unintelligent choice we make?
A key reason why we postpone personal
health and fitness issues is that we think we have a lot of time to deal with
them. The truth is, we don’t! With every passing second, our lives are getting
shorter. Surely, nobody wants to spend time in hospitals and among doctors in
the evening of their lives. And if we spent a little time to reflect on the
generation that is ahead of us – and see what their lives are like, we will
take our own lives seriously. Pretty soon we will be where that generation
already is – reporting mobility issues, dealing with lifestyle-led
complications like diabetes, hypertension and heart ailments or simply facing
age-related consequences. Around that time, our children will be getting ready
to build their careers and families. The last thing we would want is to burden
them with helping us deal with our health challenges. Besides, the simple truth
is that the more fit you are, the more productive (with your line of work),
more peaceful and happier you will be. By fit, I don’t mean having a six-pack-ab
body. I simply mean being fit enough not to have serious consequences arising
from poor and irresponsible lifestyle choices!
Take a break. Nurture your body! I recall Quality
guru Philip B Crosby's (1926~2001)
immortal line, “Health is Wealth. And it is totally Tax Free!” Need we say any more?
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