"Our Journey Together is so Short"

A beautiful message for all of us....Take a minute please !

(Thank you Col Venkat Subbiah for the forward )

A young lady sat in a bus. At the next stop a loud and grumpy old lady came and sat by her. She squeezed into the seat and bumped her with her numerous bags.

The person sitting on the other side of the young lady got upset, asked her why she did not speak up and say something.

The young lady responded with a smile:

"It is not necessary to be rude or argue over something so insignificant, the journey together is so short. I get off at the next stop."

This response deserves to be written in golden letters:

"It is not necessary to argue over something so insignificant, our journey together is so short"

If each one of us realized that our time here is so short; that to darken it with quarrels, futile arguments, not forgiving others, discontentment and a fault finding attitude would be a waste of time and energy.

Did someone break your heart?

Be calm, the journey is so short.

Did someone betray, bully, cheat or humiliate you?

Be calm, forgive, the journey is so short.

Whatever troubles anyone brings us, let us remember that

our journey together is so short.

No one knows the duration of this journey. No one knows when their stop will come.

Our journey together is so short.

Let us cherish friends and family. Let us be respectful, kind and forgiving to each other. Let us be filled with gratitude and gladness.

If I have ever hurt you, I ask for your forgiveness. If you have ever hurt me, you already have my forgiveness.

After all, Our Journey Together Is So Short! !

                              Diets, Fads and Longevity .

A hot topic of interest these days is Longevity and Diets. Some of the many Diet Fads that come to mind, are Paleo Diets, Mediterranean Diets, Fruitarian Diets, Raw Vegetable Diets, Raw Meat Diets, Calorie Restriction Diets, No Sugar Diets, and Poo Injections. Yes, Poo Injections!! More of that later in this article!!

Now ,these diets are too many to discuss in a Facebook article, where reader attention spans are now at an all time low, conditioned as we are, like the Pavlovian Dog, to surf the channels and social media,in search of the Breaking News! We have truly reached the Darwinian Evolutionary stage of Instant Solutions ! In short, Adaptation to Fleeting Fads at it’s Alarmingly Worst. Instead of Adaptation at it’s Evolutionary Best!

And each diet has it’s legions of loyal followers,swearing by their effectiveness. So, we must not take these diets lightly.Else,they will settle heavily and add to the inches in our middles. As they say,One Man's Meat is Another Man's Poison! So,let us take this subject with due regard to each follower's diet.

Yet, behind all the diet froth, there is a modicum of medical and scientific basis. There are solid well researched, peer reviewed medical articles that refer to Gut Health as the very fundamental basis for Good Health and Longevity. Microbiomes are lurking in our guts that dictate how long we will live and Our Well Being.

And the earlier reference to Poo Injections is also having some relevance to Gut Health, apart from Probiotics and Prebiotics. Apparently, the Poo of a Gut Healthy Person, who now can be termed A Person of Interest, because their Poo is rich, yes Rich,in The Right Microbiomes that can be (sic) injected and transplanted into a Wannabe Gut Healthy Person of Increasing Microbiomes Interest!

Blue Regions of Longevity.

And yes,there are the Blue Regions of our Planet,that have been scientifically studied to prove that the Right Combo of Supportive Relationships, Positive Fulfilling Activities, Olive Oil based Mediterranean Diets, supplemented with Rainbow coloured Fruits, and of course the Right Genes, can lead to Longevity and Well Being.

So, let us not be carried away by the latest Fads .We must separate the wheat from the chaff, the froth from the nutritionally naturally rich super foods, the bacteria from the Microbiomes, the Poo from The Person of Interest to The Wannabe Person of Interest.

The Golden Rule applies here as well. Moderation is Key.

Whether all this will lead us to happier Longer Lives, only Time Will Tell!

Till then,Each to their own Diet.

MPSingh