Life is fragile

My 2nd brother is lying in a hospital after feeling sick this morning and I requested my sister to sent him to Lam Wah Ee Hospital for a check up. At the emergency ward, the Doctor in attendance told me that he has an enlarged heart which is weak. The Doctor told me that he has possibly suffered a mild heart attck before. She suspected block arteries and she recommended him to stay for further medical check up.

This is a very common story and my eldest brother have the same symptoms and he passed away after a severe heart attack. He had just finished his medical check up that faithful morning and suddenly, the attack came. He has passed away for 10 years since then.

While in South Korea, I read an article saying that one in three koreans will suffer Cancer once in their life time because their life span will extend until 100 in a few years time because of the medical advancement in general health.

So it is either heart attack , stroke or cancer and if we lump all this disease in one category , then it can be one in three. I remembered that there was a survey done on this and it matches the ratio of 1 in 3 people on the average.

Life is very funny. We worked very hard and earn our money after that , we have to spend the money maintaining , curing our health and prolong our life. Why should we take such a big circle and cut it short and spend more time in keep a good health. People spend 90 percent of their time making money and 10 percent of their time on their health while it should be the reverse or in a more balance prooportion. The egoistic self at whole and the wanting of " more". This concept of "wanting more" makes the world go round and keep our igoistic self alive. The principle of demand and supply which multiplies a thousand folds in business and in making profit.

We can see the irony of life and yet we are blind to it and keep repeating our mistake of neglecting our health. If you do take care of a machine, it won't move and it just get rusty and damage. Just like our body.

Remember a clean mind , a clear thought and the awareness of both will nurish our body whiel in reverse , our health body will promote a focus and clear mind. We have to wake up and change our mindset and life style to enjoy the present moment and the beauty of time.

Namaste.