HEALTH IS WEALTH

We believe, the fortunate is the one who possesses money in the shell. We neglect the fact, Health is the true wealth.

Money is no doubt needed more than anything else, but it can’t be earned unless one is physically and mentally fit. Yes, we are talking about health here, the most important yet neglected thing to look upon. Leading a luxurious life is not just a matter of prosperity but well-being.

We have heard the typical aphorism ‘HEALTH IS WEALTH’ but how many of us take it seriously?

According to the WHO data from the Global Health Observatory, The Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population, 2013) in India is 239/158. The total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2013) is 215 i.e., 4% of the total per capita income (reference: http://www.who.int/countries/ind/en/) and as per the recent survey, ‘Social Consumption in India: Health’, by the National Sample Survey Office’, in a rural area 89 per 1000 persons reported illness against 118 in urban areas. (Reference: with fewer sick people, Bharath is healthier than India. Business line. Retrieved from: http://m.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/with-fewer-sick-people-bharath-healthier-than-india/article7375436.ece).

Looking at the condition of illness in the country, our nation, all over the world is being portrayed as weak instead of called strong in spite of being a fairly rich state. It clearly shows that wealth is just like the diamond in the coal mine which is, unless polished by health can’t attain its true value.

Now the question arises, if health is so important, why we humans neglect it the most? It is because our health is the most loyal friend of ours. It makes us go to work until we reach the extreme whereas wealth comes to us with the struggle and its typical human behavior to exfoliate what comes naturally, but we don’t understand that once it’s gone, no wealth is going to help us survive.

While talking about good health being the most valuable part of us, it is necessary to talk about how to attain it. Good health means fit body and healthy mind. It’s not only restricted to physical fitness, mental fitness is even more important which can be attained with simple steps like regular exercising, healthy food intake, regular and consistent water intake, taking care of hygiene, escaping from the mental stress and the most important of all, smiling in all circumstances. Looking forward to these simple yet most effective things leads to a joyful life.

Money can’t buy happiness. If we earn good, but aren’t healthy, no money can make us feel good, whereas a low income, but a good and healthy lifestyle can lead to immense happiness with true pleasure to enjoy what we already have. Never compromise health over anything because as we know and till now have understood, ‘Health is true wealth’.