Health is Wealth

Here's a contribution from my son Shashwat Ranjan who is in Std. VI. Here it goes....

Life is not merely to be alive but to be healthy and wealthy. Virgil says that " The greatest wealth is health" A spanish proverb says that " A man who is too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools". Two things which is always on our mind is Health and Wealth. They are of utmost importance to all of us. Health and Wealth decide the quality of life we lead. If we want to lead a happy life, wealth and health are both important.

Wealth is the ability of fully experiencing life. It is true that wealth will not make a person good, but there is nobody who wants to be poor, just for being good. And as Benjamin Franklin says "Wealth is not his, that has it, but his that enjoys it".

However, there is a tendency of large number of people to run after wealth. They work to gather more and more wealth. Inthe process they ignore their health. They do not take care in eating food at the right time. In the process of gathering more wealth, they also undergo a lot of stress.

So many people spend their health in gaining wealth and then spend their wealth to regain their health.

Money can buy a tonic but not health, we have to do a number of things to maintain our health . Now because of lack of exercises and proper food and stress the wealth may increase but health begins to suffer. It has been proved that overwork without care for health leads to a number of diseases. Disease like stomach ulcer, obesity are due to bad eating habits. Lack of exercises and stress leads to high cholesterol, Blood pressure and heart problems. So it is better to take care of your health.

If we have health, we probably will be happy and if we have both health and happiness we have all the wealth we need. Health and intellect are two blessings of life. Happiness lies first of all in health.

Mahatma gandhi says that it is health that is the real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

Taking care of one's health should be a continuous process. We should follow a routine of exercises and proper food. It is said that exercise if persued continuously help us to gain strength. We should also follow a diet that is beneficial for our health. Going on diet does not mean limiting your food. We should aim at improving the quality of our food intake.

Buddha says that the secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn the past but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. An Arabian proverb says that he who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything.

To get rich never risk your health. For it is the truth that " HEALTH is the WEALTH of all WEALTH"