Wealth is not always money or property. I came across an explanation that wealth is what you value the most in your life and gives you happiness. For some people, having a loving partner and a caring network of people is their wealth. So even if they are poor, they are still happy. For some people, what matters most is their peace of mind. So if they can avoid marriage, kids and the chaos of interacting with people and live a quiet life with peace of mind, that’s their wealth. For some people, wealth is their intellectual accomplishments in life. Their research publications, awards, books authored, or other achievements. For some people, wealth is the fulfillment they get in being able to help others (or helping Nature) and uplifting others. Many other people have other aspects they consider their wealth. I’d like to hear what yours is, in the comments.
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Health is the greatest Wealth
No matter what anybody’s choice of wealth is, health is the one wealth that trumps all of them. Many of us are lucky to be born with a treasure chest full of good health wealth. As time passes by, we unknowingly squander our health wealth in various ways (to avoid squandering the wealth of your eyes, please do read The Real Cure for Eye Strain). Everything in life is a lot more bearable, and we have a better chance of earning all other types of wealth when we have good physical and mental health. Don’t let anyone or anything steal your health.
Health Wealth Thieves
- Sleep disruptors: Anything or anyone who disrupts your sleep is stealing your health wealth. It could be loud noises while you sleep, badly cooked food, expectations of losing sleep to achieve something or someone who wakes you up unnecessarily. Sleep loss can wreck havoc on your entire body. Don’t allow your sleep to be stolen.
- Incompetent/evil employers: Many employers/managers ruin our health by expecting long working hours, simply because they are incompetent in being able to estimate timelines or capabilities. Many are deliberately evil, when coercing people to give up their personal lives to toil for the company and suffer a burnout. Don’t let such evil thieves steal your health permanently. Chronic repetitive stress injuries can leave you a pauper in terms of health wealth.
- Laziness: Not exercising regularly is a great way to lose health wealth. There are many exercises which can be done with your own body weight. Some intense exercises can be done in just seven minutes. Take time to exercise everyday and to ensure you get a well balanced diet of properly cooked food.
- Corrupt people: It takes a great deal of stupidity for corrupt people to allow our environment and food to get polluted, when it was entirely possible to prevent it. Then there are unnecessary wars started, which permanently steals people’s health. Don’t forget the evil people who adulterate foods. Corruption affects not only the health of the people engaging in corruption, it also affects their own family and everyone else. Why is this even being tolerated? Why can’t we have intelligent people running the world?
- Nature: Bacteria, viruses, lightning strikes, accidents, attacks by wild animals, genetic anomalies and more. Even Nature steals our health sometimes.
- Ignorance: Not knowing which foods to avoid, not knowing how to cook properly, superstitions and ignorance of various phenomena can steal our health.
- Toxic people: Protect your mental health by avoiding them and/or helping them seek therapy.
Thankfully we have researchers, doctors, nurses, health equipment manufacturers, our immune systems and various other “health police” who rescue us from health thieves. I’m grateful for these good guys in our lives.
Wishing you a healthy, wealthy life!
