तंग-दस्ती अगर न हो 'सालिक'
तंदुरुस्ती हज़ार नेमत है...
- said the poet 'Salik', and how aptly so.
With seven decades plus behind me, I realise, how important and necessary it is to stay healthy. For this I am leading an abstemious life, eating just to live and not vice versa. I do not subscribe to the view that 'age is just a number '. Contrarily, age and ageing are hard facts and there is no defying the natural process of growth and decay.
In my case all is well till date except that I have developed some allergy to winds that cause nothing more serious than sneezes.
I remember my late grand father calling sneezes and belching signs of health but am hard put to make my wife understand this.
A bout of periodic continuous sneezes from me and verbal admonishes start from her as a reaction. This is a sign how caring she is. Periodically I take anti allergy tablet especially if I am to move out to visit public places for various purposes. A tablet keeps the sneezes away for 3- 4 days. This saves me some embarrassment also.
Sneezes remain my Waterloo, much though I attempt to wish them away.
For sure, to sneeze or not to sneeze is not in my hands.
