They say if you want to make God laugh, you should tell him your future plans. I think in September first week God was having a laugh riot thanks to me!
Mosquitoes donot bite me. I remember boasting to everyone while the Husband would curse at the poor little beings as he would suffer from severe allergy due to the bites. Even in a place full of mosquitoes I would come out unscathed and I would continue about how they just donot bite me! I was diagnosed with Dengue. It just happened in one day that I lost consciousness.To cut a long story short, I fell into the two percent Dengue cases that result in death. Forty days in ICU with multiple organs affected, liver on verge of giving up, and sixty days in hospital altogether with a bill surmounting INR25 lakhs. Managed to push through with great medical care and so so many prayers and I’m still to tell my story. Guess had more sins left to commit :-).
What I learnt is what this piece is all about. Eat well. Pray hard. Sometimes a prayer is the one last thing that works. Conscience can be a real bitch when you are about to die so keep it really clean. Build up your immunity. No aerated drinks (or atleast read how they affect your liver before you grab that bottle). Get periodic check-ups done. Donot assume that your liver or kidney or heart is perfect as there are no signs. Believe in the age-old adage that Health is Wealth and nothing is more important. Love the people who love you. Value them. Know who really cares about you and donot take them for granted. Cut down on pill-popping; it slowly kills your immunity. Make a list of all your important passwords, policies, and keep them somewhere today itself. Do what you have really wanted to do. Trust me, God is smiling so donot leave it for the far-away future when everything will be perfect. Oh yes, and beware the mosquitoes!
And finally, when swamped by deadlines, flustered by work issues, irritated by personal relations, annoyed at people, offended by them, just take a deep breath. Infact, do it now as you read this. And keep in mind that this is the only in-put and out-flow that matters at the end of the day!
Mosquitoes donot bite me. I remember boasting to everyone while the Husband would curse at the poor little beings as he would suffer from severe allergy due to the bites. Even in a place full of mosquitoes I would come out unscathed and I would continue about how they just donot bite me! I was diagnosed with Dengue. It just happened in one day that I lost consciousness.To cut a long story short, I fell into the two percent Dengue cases that result in death. Forty days in ICU with multiple organs affected, liver on verge of giving up, and sixty days in hospital altogether with a bill surmounting INR25 lakhs. Managed to push through with great medical care and so so many prayers and I’m still to tell my story. Guess had more sins left to commit :-).
What I learnt is what this piece is all about. Eat well. Pray hard. Sometimes a prayer is the one last thing that works. Conscience can be a real bitch when you are about to die so keep it really clean. Build up your immunity. No aerated drinks (or atleast read how they affect your liver before you grab that bottle). Get periodic check-ups done. Donot assume that your liver or kidney or heart is perfect as there are no signs. Believe in the age-old adage that Health is Wealth and nothing is more important. Love the people who love you. Value them. Know who really cares about you and donot take them for granted. Cut down on pill-popping; it slowly kills your immunity. Make a list of all your important passwords, policies, and keep them somewhere today itself. Do what you have really wanted to do. Trust me, God is smiling so donot leave it for the far-away future when everything will be perfect. Oh yes, and beware the mosquitoes!
And finally, when swamped by deadlines, flustered by work issues, irritated by personal relations, annoyed at people, offended by them, just take a deep breath. Infact, do it now as you read this. And keep in mind that this is the only in-put and out-flow that matters at the end of the day!
Your second last paragraph summed it all up. In fact just the same things I keep telling people.
ReplyDeleteHealth is Wealth and nothing is more important.