While a majority of our political leaders, and the media too, continue to scare the world out of us that every nook and cranny is filled with terrorists, somehow there are only a handful among them who remind the people of the terrorist within that is taking away their natural resistance to an assortment of physical, emotional and mental ailments.
In the Indian subcontinent the ancient texts clearly emphasise that negative emotions created by fear, greed, anger, lust, etc, lead to dissipation of natural strength that exists within every human being, and which has enough power to fight any disease. A decade-long uncertainty is now taking a heavy toll of human health because of the negative emotions generated by the so-called ‘war on terror’ that seems unending.
This fallout of the ‘war on terror’ is not getting the attention it deserves. Not only the soldiers fighting on different fronts but even ordinary people sitting at home have been affected by the continuing violence and uncertainty…and, yes, we also have the fear of recession looming large on the horizon.
But then history tells us that humanity has seen even worst crisis/challenges…and overcame it. So why worry? And, yes, even worrying depletes natural resistance to fight disease!!! But since we are ordinary human beings we would succumb, in some way or the other, to the depleting factors.
However, one theory is that we are now more susceptible to ill health because most of us have stopped, or heavily reduced, walking. Why walk? As the picture above, sent by a friend, shows the organs of our body have their sensory touches at the bottom of our feet. If you massage these points you will find relief from aches and pains…You can see the heart nerve ending on the left foot. The belief is that the nerves connected to these organs terminate here. This is covered in great detail in acupressure studies or textbooks.
“God created our body so well that he thought of even this. He made us walk so that we will always be pressing these pressure points and thus keeping these organs activated/healthy at all times,” says the mail from my friend.
So, don’t just keep sitting in front of computers/TVs with a grumpy expression on your face…Instead, SMILE…And KEEP WALKING…!!!
For some more insight/fun click here…
Swaraaj Chauhan describes his two-decade-long stint as a full-time journalist as eventful, purposeful, and full of joy and excitement. In 1993 he could foresee a different work culture appearing on the horizon, and decided to devote full time to teaching journalism (also, partly, with a desire to give back to the community from where he had enriched himself so much.)
Alongside, he worked for about a year in 1993 for the US State Department’s SPAN magazine, a nearly five-decade-old art and culture monthly magazine promoting US-India relations. It gave him an excellent opportunity to learn about things American, plus the pleasure of playing tennis in the lavish American embassy compound in the heart of New Delhi.
In !995 he joined WWF-India as a full-time media and environment education consultant and worked there for five years travelling a great deal, including to Husum in Germany as a part of the international team to formulate WWF’s Eco-tourism policy.
He taught journalism to honors students in a college affiliated to the University of Delhi, as also at the prestigious Indian Institute of Mass Communication where he lectured on “Development Journalism” to mid-career journalists/Information officers from the SAARC, African, East European and Latin American countries, for eight years.
In 2004 the BBC World Service Trust (BBC WST) selected him as a Trainer/Mentor for India under a European Union project. In 2008/09 He completed another European Union-funded project for the BBC WST related to Disaster Management and media coverage in two eastern States in India — West Bengal and Orissa.
Last year, he spent a couple of months in Australia and enjoyed trekking, and also taught for a while at the University of South Australia.
Recently, he was appointed as a Member of the Board of Studies at Chitkara University in Chandigarh, a beautiful city in North India designed by the famous Swiss/French architect Le Corbusier. He also teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students there.
He loves trekking, especially in the hills, and never misses an opportunity to play a game of tennis. The Western and Indian classical music are always within his reach for instant relaxation.
And last, but not least, is his firm belief in the power of the positive thought to heal oneself and others.