New Beginning?!?!?

You take utmost care of yourself. Eat healthy (of course there would be few instances where you binge on ‘unhealthy food’), exercise regularly (of course, there would be some days when you would have slacked), get sufficient sleep (well of course, you couldn’t help it when you stretched it for a few more hours). Alright, I take back what I said in the beginning – not ‘utmost care’ but definitely you do take care and would fall in the category between a health conscious fitness freak and a couch-potato. So why does one get fever? Various reasons to be associated with it – the top rated being weather conditions, followed by many others like due to fright of some foreboding event, maybe an injury or whatever.

The state of fever is so dreadful because your body turns out to be your enemy. It refuses to read your mind and perform accordingly. You wake up in the morning expecting to jump out of the bed and face the new day with a lot of vigour, instead your head weighs a ton and your limbs feel like they belong to someone else. Your desperate attempt to get rid of the foul taste in your mouth by furious brushing turns out to be futile. You feel lethargic and want to bury yourself under the quilt and be pampered with hot soup and foot massages. You slowly begin to recollect the cause of this state and make some presumptions and mentally make a note to be more cautious about it the next time. Now, you are left with two options – rush to the doctor and get a laundry list of drugs prescribed or try to remember your grandmum’s home remedies. The former may seem to be more feasible in terms of popping the tablets at regular intervals after gobbling down some meal in any form; but the latter which is ideally a concoction of mystical herbs brewed with a dash of love has to be prepared and served preferably by grandmum or mum.

Over time, your head clears and you begin to sense the strength gradually creeping back in your system. You experience a new awakening – a cleansed body, mind and soul. You are all set to face yet another new day with a newfound spirit to enjoy life.

Disclaimer: This entry was written while I was recovering from a terrible fever – could seem nonsensical to many!