More often than not, we are worried about everything going wrong except our health. For some reason, we just assume we will always be healthy, and to some extent, it no longer feels like something we should be happy about. After all some of us stay years without ever needing to visit the doctor.
I saw a movie today where a dysfunctional but happy family had their lives turned upside down because one among them got seriously ill. They had little and the family had problems but it was nothing compared to what they had to face because one of their health deteriorated.
This just reminded me about how the things that may seem “insignificant” can be the thing that matters the most. I have heard stories of people saying they would give everything just to be healthy, sometimes we don't take that seriously because we are always “healthy”.
There are so many goals for every year, so much we want to achieve, so much we feel like we should be doing, where we want to be, who we want to be with, what we think our lives should look like and we automatically forget that if we are unhealthy at any point we can't achieve any of those things.
This movie was a reminder to me especially to always be grateful, if not for anything, for health. I was at the hospital some time last year for a tooth extraction and I couldn't help the devastating feeling that filled me when I walked past the emergency section.
I did not have any family members there, and neither was I in need of emergency medical care but the screams coming from that section of the hospital, the faces of people I saw, children! It left a bitter taste in my mouth and I was moved to tears.
Health is Wealth! These 3 words are not taken seriously until health is jeopardized. In the twinkle of an eye, everything that seems to matter so much can become insignificant when one's health is compromised.
I know it's early in 2024 to start talking of what we've achieved so far. Nevertheless, if you ask me what I have achieved at the end of the year. I hope to be able to say, good health for me and my loved ones. I hope I can add that to my list and so far I am truly grateful to God that I and my loved ones don't have any health issues to worry about.
In conclusion, life is fickle but in all, let's focus on the things that truly matter.
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