6. Essay Health (10th/12/2nd Year/BA/B. Sc) by AG Ahmad

 Essay No. 6

-- Health --

                     Health is freedom from disease and sickness. Without health, we cannot do any work and we cannot improve in life. So, health is the primary need for every one of us.

As it is wisely said,

“Health is wealth.”

Health is really the best wealth. It is better than grain and gold. It is much better than land or building. You may be the master of millions. You may have vast property. But if you have no health, you cannot enjoy your goods. As it is rightly said,

“So many people waste their health in gaining wealth.

But then, they have to spend their wealth to regain their health.”

Those who are wealthy may not always be healthy but the healthy people are always wealthy. Mankind has really put greater value on wealth among all other things in the world. Unfortunately, health is hard to catch with wealth. As it is said,

“Money cannot buy health,

but I‘d spend diamonds for wheelchair.”

On the contrary, you will suffer a lot from physical pain and you cannot learn anything. If you have good health, you will earn a lot of knowledge and wealth. Health is the mother of happiness. So, health is the best wealth. As it is wisely said,

“A sound body has a sound mind”

Healthy persons can work for long hours without getting tired. They can enjoy all the pleasures of life, whereas unhealthy persons can't. The world has no charm for them. They are always worried due to their physical health. Then wealth has no importance for them. As it is rightly said,

“He, who has health, has hope.

And he who has hope, has everything.”

Laughter is the best medicine of good health. So, we should keep calm by overcoming anger, greed, fear, envy and enmity. Life of a healthy man is his long lasting wealth. It makes him able to enjoy life to the full. As it is wisely said,

“Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health

and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.”

Without health, people would not be able to work actively. Thus, there would be little chances and opportunities for earning and doing jobs. People need to work to be able to generate income. But one cannot work if he is ill and is incapable to do physical activities. Healthy people are very useful for the progress of a country. As it is rightly said,

“Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.”

The most important thing is that we should go for sports. They help us to keep our body strong and healthy. They improve our blood circulation which improves our physical well-being. According to Hazrat Ali (R.A), the forth caliph of Islam:

“A healthy mind can realize Allah well.”

Good health is a bonus (benefit). It is the real jewel of life, because if a man loses his health, the world loses all its charms for him. A good wealth of health can be obtained in a number of ways. As it is wisely said,

“To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.”

To keep our health well, we should obey the laws of hygiene. We should eat healthy food and balance diet. We should take exercise in the morning daily. We should rise early in the morning and sleep soon at night. As it is rightly said,

“Early to bed and early to rise

Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”

This has alarming implications for the nation as a whole. If our young people are going to die or fall seriously sick in the most productive years of their life, the country’s future looks very black indeed. As it is wisely said,

“Health and good state of body are above all goods.”