Do you know that having a rest of mind is equal to living a wealthy and healthy life? I will not be surprised to find out that there are people who are willing to sell their peace of mind for a few dollars or pounds as the case may be. You may not understand or know the importance of your peace of mind until the day you are placed in a situation of restlessness.
For those of you in the western world, you will understand what it takes to have peace of mind this is why you see yourself going out of your way to pay for a vacation, hike or just to have some sort of treat as a way to enjoying peace and serenity of the mind. Let it not sound absurd to you especially if you are from Africa because most of us over here do not understand what it feels like to give ourselves that required vacation or treat as a way to enjoying peace of mind.
Should I say that the African mentality has played a bigger role in making this more impossible because an average African man or woman believes whole in what I call stomach infrastructure i.e. food to be the most if not the important thing in their priority list? It is not as if they do not understand that all work and no play may lead to shortness of life rather it is because of the fear of the unknown which may arise from bad government policies or even an early death of the breadwinner of the house. This configures their mindset into thinking and seeing food and nothing else as the most important thing in all that they do.
In the world today, the life expectancy rate of an African man or woman is heartbreakingly below 55 years. What does this mean? It means that an average African have less than 60 per cent chances of living above 55 years and it should interest you to know that the life expectancy of the Westerners and even Asian is said to be above 70 years. It is not because they do not have problems in life rather it is because they have placed a great emphasis on having health as a means to enjoying a good life. This is why you see them travel as far as one can imagine in a bead to have some sort of relaxation either with their families or even alone.
Peace of mind may sound very simple to you but let me tell you that it more or less the hardest thing to achieve in life at all times. If you find yourself giving more thought to making money at the expense of your peace of mind, let me use this medium to advise you because you are going on the wrong path. Don’t think because you wake up in the morning and you feel like you are feeling ok therefore you don’t have any need to go for a regular check-up in the hospital.
I must warn you because once you have been hit with one form of illness or the other, you will then understand that life is not just about making money. You must consciously make an effort to always give yourself that treat, vacation or even that hike which will give the required maximum rest of mind.
Do you know that a person who does not have peace of mind cannot think of money or even think of ways to make money let alone seeing an opportunity even if it is looking them right in the face? For the man who does not know this, he is bound to end up making wealth only to hand it all over to the doctor as a result of not doing the right thing. It is not just about going for a treat or vacation rather it is also having that quiet time for yourself as a way to unite your soul and your body as one entity working for one good. Find time to always engage yourself in yoga classes not minding your busy schedule.
One secret you do not know is that those richest men and women of the world spend more time relaxing both their physical body and their soul as a way to stay fit even in all the fuss that comes from being wealthy or among the elites of the world. See this article as a means to make you place your peace of mind at the top of your daily, weekly, monthly and yearly list of priorities not minding what it may cost you. The level of peace of mind you enjoy goes a long way to determine the kind of life you will live. Remember that we are you can increase your life expectancy rate not minding what has been predicted by statistics.
Take good care of yourself.
