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Namah Vol. 23, Issue 3, 15th October 2015

A sunny disposition keeps our neurons in good shape. Being in
touch with the younger lot keeps our system
As life advances, we realise that each stage running on all six cylinders. Simply looking
of life offers its unique mix of advantages and back at the high points of our life keeps our
disadvantages. spirits buoyed up.

When we enter a phase of our lives which The silver lining
offers us relative peace and an opportunity
of fulfilling some of the virtuous intentions Setbacks in health occasionally hover over
we have secretly harboured all through our us, much like ominous clouds, which cut off
lives, we could instead fall into the trap of the sunlight of the simple joys of life. But, like
complaining about the health challenges we all clouds, these have a silver lining which
face, thereby robbing us of the exquisite joy of one can focus on. Armed with a chin-up
this part of the journey. attitude, one can face the harsh slings and
arrows of life better.
A sunny disposition, acquired early in life, can
work wonders in keeping illnesses at bay. Through such trials and tribulations, the
Ageing gracefully is an art as well as a habit Divine may seem to test us but aids our
which can be consciously cultivated to fend off transformation. Much like a piece of iron,
the W-shaped depressions we could face when which gets transformed into a useful object
the yoke of family and career responsibilities in the hands of a proficient ironsmith,
falls off our no-longer-sturdy shoulders. we become well-rounded. We get shaped
into something more useful for society.
It helps to have a small circle of close friends. Unbeknownst to us, our craving for
Pursuing a hobby we are passionate about perfection gets fulfilled.

Ashok Kumar Bhatia is a management advisor and writer who lives in Pondicherry, India. He
blogs at www.ashokbhatia.wordpress.com.

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