Isn’t your camel important while crossing a desert?

 

You must be still wondering about the relevance of above question. While the answer is quite simple and clear i.e. of course YES, the intention behind asking this need a little elaboration. It is quite clear that productivity, efficiency, and power only can sail you through the desert. But we keep forgetting this when it comes to our life. Replace the ‘camel’ with body and ‘dessert’ to life. What do you get? ISN’T YOUR BODY IMPORTANT WHILE CROSSING LIFE?

As per WHO almost half of the world’s population has become obese...! Non communicable diseases (NCD), say differently lifestyle diseases has become largest cause of death. Almost 70% of global deaths are happening due to NCDs. In India 63 million people in India has become diabetic...!

Consider crossing a dessert on a fat sick camel having tablets to walk another couple of miles…! Aren’t you doing same with your own life? I am amazed to see poor health and obesity becoming so common place today. None other than our lifestyle, attitude, and unfounded priorities to be blamed. Sports among kids have taken a back seat as they go higher in their classes. I remember I wanted to run on soil one fine day but I had to satisfy with concrete road at last. I was unable to find a playground of decent size.

 Imagine your car has become fat, double its weight when it was out from factory. Will we tolerate such a car? I wonder how one tolerates his own body. Being healthy does not ask hell of your time, money, or attention. It’s a matter of priority I believe. We human beings are attuned to address urgent matters only. Only few highly successful people do not run after urgent matters in life like a headless chicken ignoring to plan for important but not urgent works.

For most of us, in our young age, health is not urgent rather it is an important area. Hence, as usual an ignored area, as urgent matters take most of our time and energy.  Although It is prudent to prioritise our time in order of quadrant 1 - 2 - 3 – 4 in below picture  but most of us are busy with quadrant 1- 3 matters and quadrant 2 takes a back seat.

We don’t feel the pinch immediately but eventually the aftermaths start kicking in, but by the time, we accept the reality of a sick body. We readily accept it in few days as everybody around us is doing the same. But friends, it’s a vicious cycle.  Work and stress lead to busy schedule which triggers unhealthy lifestyle. Unhealthy lifestyle makes us un- productive which leads to further crunch on our time.

Consider this… if you are compromising your health for other possessions… you are bartering worldly possessions for your divine asset which is your body.