GOOD
HEALTH
Health is
defined as the condition of a person’s body or mind. If he is in good health,
he is not suffering from any disease, ailment or discomfort and is quite
strong, robust, vigorous, active , lively and alert.
To maintain good health,
it is not enough to focus on balanced diet like fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole
grains, lean proteins, healthy fats, plenty of drinkable water, etc., but also
on regular exercise including walking, running or swimming.
Besides diet and
exercise, one must be physically, mentally and professionally active; must also
be gentle, noble, morally strong, virtuous, patient, God-fearing, benevolent,
grateful and helpful. He must avoid anger, negative thinking, revengeful
attitude, pessimism, anti-social attitudes.
Rabelais, (French satirist
(1490-1553) said: Without health life is not life; it is only a state of languor
and suffering – an image of death.
English author Samuel Johnson
( 1709-84) says: to preserve health is a
moral and religious responsibility , for health is the basis of all social virtues.
We can no longer be useful when not well.
English
poet William Hall (1748-1825 ) warns: Take care of your health; you have no
right to neglect it, and thus become a burden to yourself, and perhaps to
others. Let your food be simple; never eat too much; take exercise enough; be
systematic in all things; if unwell, starve yourself till you are well again,
and may throw care to the winds, and physic to the dogs.
Sound sleep for six to
eight hours is absolutely necessary to avoid tiredness, weakness, anxiety,
depression and emotional imbalance.
Good health is also
affected by pollution, want of pure water, social evils, natural calamities, corruption,
poverty, unemployment, lack of civic facilities, etc.
To conclude, this piece of advice by the
French writer and philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778) : Regimen is better than
physic. Every one should be his own physician. We ought to assist. Eat with
moderation what agrees with your constitution. Nothing is good for the body but
what we can digest. What medicine can procure digestion? Exercise. What will recruit
strength? Sleep. What will alleviate incurable evils? Patience.
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G.R.Kanwal
1st May 2025
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