LOCKDOWN helped me to understand somethings to the core.
It is true for me, so I would like to believe it must be true for every human being living on the surface of the earth.
As long as we are alive, need to excercise ( work-out) in four different health areas.
1- SPIRITUAL HEALTH
2- MENTAL HEALTH
3- PHYSICAL HEALTH
4- FINANCIAL HEALTH
The sequence is very important and they are interdependent, none of them can be ignored at any point of lifetime. Sad part is, we tend to ignore minimum one of the 4 health areas.
Let's try to understand one by one.
"SPIRITUAL HEALTH"
It's definition may differ from one person to another. For me, spiritual health is a one line definition: " Relationship with God ", but this line is a whole book in itself. We can have a relation with HIM, only when we know HIM, for knowing HIM, it takes a lifetime, it's a daily excercise but an exciting one, because it transforms us into a better being with every passing day.
Most of the times it is ignored or least worried about or worked out just as sufficient to not feel guilty. Good or bad, it always have direct effect on the next one.
" MENTAL HEALTH "
This is the most important health area but most ignored one. For some, this doesn't even exist.
In today's world, there are many who doesn't even know, they are in depression. In such fast moving society, to maintain the pace, people are losing on the mental health unknowingly. This rat race is taking toll & people are getting more angry, more anxious & more depressed.
So, this area requires different but necessary daily excercise. Example:
- listen more, you will know that people have bigger problems than you.
- encourage / empathise people in their difficult times, they will stand with you in yours.
- meet / talk to new & experienced people.
- make friends, talk openly, do not resist changes.
- read books, which improves your thought quality.
- if you can't read, listen to audio books.
- sharpen your logic / your thought process.
- sleep 8 hours a day.
- get stronger in your "character ethics" ( reference: 7 habits ).
Mentally healthy, half the life is sorted. Then comes the next.
"PHYSICAL HEALTH"
Nothing to introduce in this, it's the most famous health area yet the most inconsistent one.
It is said, even 30 minutes of jogging serves the purpose, then why ignored?
In my opinion, directly or indirectly there are only two reasons:
1- Person is struggling with the previous health area ( mental health ).
OR
2- He is working too hard on the next health area...
"FINANCIAL HEALTH"
This is the most favourite health area of all, why not?
This is the most deceptive area compared to above 3. To maintain financial health, we need almost zero motivation.
Yes, one need to be financially healthy, but it has to properly defined to one's conscience.
Sadly, when all the other sectors are neglected to maintain only the financial health, BANG !!... "it's a vicious trap", then one has to work harder and harder and harder financially to maintain a balance with the other health sectors.
It needs a concious efforts of an individual to gain in all the 4 health sectors and ignoring anyone of them... Sorry, no excuses.
