It was a bright Saturday morning! Yes! you read it right! Saturday MORNING! I managed to achieve a once in a blue moon feat of waking up at 5:30 am on a weekend! Now lemme take you into a flash back mode. 24 hours before this eventful morning, I sat pondering about the twists and turns in my life. (I do that a lot!!!) At every single turn I had two constant companions. They pulled me through every situation with as much grace as I could muster. They were by my side when I was riding the high waves. They were by my side when I found myself claustrophobic under the same waves! Two constant companions that are always present, not just with me, but with every single one of you - Mind and Body.
All of us have complaints about our body; either we are short or we are excessively stretched!; either we occupy two seats in a bus or we can fit on a fuel tank of a bike; either we have evergreen forest growing on our bodies or we see fading glory on our scalps! Phew.. Enough of the list. Just hope you get the essence of it. The point is, no one is perfect. No one matches the definition of the word "perfect" in the rule book coz no one has ever and I mean EVER read this rule book! It's a thick volume and most importantly, we are humans! We do not have time for self improvement? Correct?
I have read tonnes of articles on maintaining a good bod and attaining peace of mind. Somehow the pictures accompanying the article were a lot more intriguing! I have always maintained that I stopped aging at 24! (oh yeah! It's a true story!) But for the past few days, the mirror in my room, the mirrors everywhere, seem to be telling a story I can't quite comprehend! That's when the realization stuck me, 24 hours before I write this post.
As I am applying brakes on my downhill journey with as much fanaticism as I can muster, the truth remains - peaceful mind resides in a healthy body. In today's world, where serenity has gone obscure, all of us at some point crave for calmness and stability in our lives. Working 16 hours a day has it's own gains and losses. (You gain weight and lose hair!!!!)
No, I am not typing incoherently coz I don't fit into my clothes or my mirror frame. I am typing coz this realization may actually make me look the way I feel, like a rockstar! Alright alright, jokes apart. All of us are selfish at some point in life. All of us put ourselves first. It's most definitely a good thing. But what amazes me is how we neglect vital things that we own, that already belong to us to continue our obsession with far fetched things of little use! I mean, come on, what's the use of an expensive evening gown when there's no body to sport it? What's the point in having a huge place to live physically when your mind is shunted!
For all my fellow software professionals, let "sick leaves" just remain as the fake stories concocted to achieve that almost impossible vacation you have been wanting to take! Your body is your temple, your mind - your God. Please worship it with passion, before either of the two decide to accelerate your journey down hill!
P.S : Make time for exercise, else you'll have to make time for illness!
All of us have complaints about our body; either we are short or we are excessively stretched!; either we occupy two seats in a bus or we can fit on a fuel tank of a bike; either we have evergreen forest growing on our bodies or we see fading glory on our scalps! Phew.. Enough of the list. Just hope you get the essence of it. The point is, no one is perfect. No one matches the definition of the word "perfect" in the rule book coz no one has ever and I mean EVER read this rule book! It's a thick volume and most importantly, we are humans! We do not have time for self improvement? Correct?
I have read tonnes of articles on maintaining a good bod and attaining peace of mind. Somehow the pictures accompanying the article were a lot more intriguing! I have always maintained that I stopped aging at 24! (oh yeah! It's a true story!) But for the past few days, the mirror in my room, the mirrors everywhere, seem to be telling a story I can't quite comprehend! That's when the realization stuck me, 24 hours before I write this post.
As I am applying brakes on my downhill journey with as much fanaticism as I can muster, the truth remains - peaceful mind resides in a healthy body. In today's world, where serenity has gone obscure, all of us at some point crave for calmness and stability in our lives. Working 16 hours a day has it's own gains and losses. (You gain weight and lose hair!!!!)
No, I am not typing incoherently coz I don't fit into my clothes or my mirror frame. I am typing coz this realization may actually make me look the way I feel, like a rockstar! Alright alright, jokes apart. All of us are selfish at some point in life. All of us put ourselves first. It's most definitely a good thing. But what amazes me is how we neglect vital things that we own, that already belong to us to continue our obsession with far fetched things of little use! I mean, come on, what's the use of an expensive evening gown when there's no body to sport it? What's the point in having a huge place to live physically when your mind is shunted!
For all my fellow software professionals, let "sick leaves" just remain as the fake stories concocted to achieve that almost impossible vacation you have been wanting to take! Your body is your temple, your mind - your God. Please worship it with passion, before either of the two decide to accelerate your journey down hill!
P.S : Make time for exercise, else you'll have to make time for illness!
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