Health is Wealth

HEALTH IS WEALTH

Only a healthy man can be happy. If the body is healthy, the mind will also be healthy. A healthy mind is a happy mind. Id we are cheerful, we can do our work with enthusiasm. We will then be successful in all that we do. Thus good health is the strong foundation on which success and prosperity can be built up. Proverbs like ‘Health is wealth’ and ‘A sound mind in a sound body’ show the importance of health in human life.

Many people think that wealth or money is the most important thing. They try to earn money by sacrificing everything else. They sacrifice their peace of mind and even their health for the sake of money. They overwork and ruin their health. They do not know that an unhealthy man cannot be happy. They suffer much on account of their ill health. But they attribute their sufferings to bad luck. They may sometimes feel that if they earn more money, their sufferings will vanish.

If we have health, we can work hard and earn wealth. But if we lose our health, we cannot get it back by using money. It is true that we can buy medicines and get good treatment if we have money. But a man does not become healthy merely by getting cured of his disease. It is his ill health that makes him susceptible to various diseases. A healthy man can resist the attack of diseases.

If we realize the importance of health; we must take care to preserve our health. The most important thing is proper exercise. We should give proper exercise to every part of the body. We should devote at least half an hour every day to physical exercise. We can do this either in the morning or in the evening. It should become part of our daily routine. We should take breathing exercises also. We must eat balanced diet-food that contains carbohydrates, proteins, fat, vitamins and minerals in the right proportion. We should also sleep properly. A healthy man needs six to eight hours of sleep every day. We should keep our body in the right posture. The main part of the body-from buttocks to head-should always be kept in a straight line. We can remain healthy through proper exercise, proper breathing, proper food, proper posture and proper sleep.

(This essay is suitable for 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th std students)


-Surenthiran