“I always valued my life, but I did not value my health until I got sick and ended up with a 8-month hospital stay in intensive care.”
That conversation with a co-worker brings us back to a basic principle.
We take for granted what comes easily to us. Air, water, family, health. When we don’t have it, we, then realize our dependence on it. We vow that once we get it back, we will do everything to hold on to it.
When you lose your health, sometimes you cannot regain it. It is best to take care of what we have.
Don’t ruin your eyes with too much time on the computer.
Don’t ruin your heart with lack of exercise and overeating.
Don’t ruin your skin with over-exposure to the sun.
As my dad would say, “I am not afraid of dying. I am afraid of not being able to die and linger with poor health.”