There
are several diseases in this world and their remedies too. Everybody knows that there is
some cause behind every ailment. Generally the cause of disease lies in incorrect diet,
lack of prevention, irregularity and over indulgence. In case the disease is diagnosed
correctly and one makes use of the right prescribed medicine and takes precautions, one
often gets cured. We often come across cases in everyday life where we find that man
himself is responsible for being taken ill. For example, if money is lost from the purse
of a person, he gets perturbed. He thinks that he has neither pinched anyone nor done any
misdeed, then why this loss he incurred. By getting mental worry and anxiety, his loss
does not get retrieved, but he invites some mental disease.
It
is generally noticed that as the examination draws nearer the student who has not learnt
the lessons starts getting worried. Whatever little time he has for preparing for the
exam, he wastes that in the wailing and telling his tale of woe to others. Although he can
do some preparation during this time, but he fails to do so. By explaining the grief to
others, he neither can learn the books nor he gets any support in qualifying the exam.
Thus he wastes his time engrossed in undue anxiety and in weakening his mental strength.
It
has also been observed that whenever there is any function in a family, the head is unable
to maintain his mental equilibrium. He starts shouting and crying on trifling matters:
"Not done this or that work still remains to be done". That way he not only
leads to physical strain but also to mental exhaustion. In fact the work would be
completed even without shouting and crying. Thus the man himself is to blame for his
ailments.
Many
people are aware of the cause of their disease but they are unable to cure it. If one
advises the people addicted to the use of liquor or cigarettes, or addicted to the use of
opium or any other intoxicant, he lists out the benefits of using them. Some justify
smoking as it helps extricate gases and makes cleaning of bowels easy. It removes mucus.
Some others justify taking liquor by saying that it helps in digestion and one gets
energized and some others say that one gets rid of sorrow by using opium, and one gets
intoxicated. In fact this short-lived
strength and intoxication vitiates their inner vitality and real bliss and leads them to
the door of death.
Hence
it seems relevant to explain the relationship between the disease and grief. If a man
suffers from physical ailment he gets pain of mind as well. Conversely if one has mental
pain he gets physically paralyzed. This means that there is a deep relationship between
man’s physique and his mind. Nobody can deny the fact that the disease has impact on
the body while the pain and suffering have a bearing on the mind. In other words one can
say that pain is also an ailment, which is related to the mind
and heart.
Today
all people of the world are afflicted with grief and pain. Nobody finds himself in peace
and comfort. It is a different matter that every person presumes that the others are happy
and in peace. However, as one goes near the other he finds the presumption untrue. The
point worth consideration is to find out: “Why
man is engrossed in the disease of pain and suffering? why can’t he get rid of the
lust and desires?” The medical experts are also of the view that in 95% cases the
diseases are related to the anxieties, doubts, worries, narrowness of mind and impurity of
heart. In the minds of physicians and experts on the subject the question arises as to why
anxieties, worries and narrowness of mind etc crop up in the mind of man.
In
fact, what happens is that the man is deeply influenced by the environment around him and
gets far off from the ultimate Reality. He starts emulating the lives of neighbours
instead of leading his own life. He cannot relish the neighbour’s prosperity.
Therefore, he remains perturbed in spite of his own prosperity. It is a human nature to
think of leading better life than what one is living. It is also human to have desire to
excel others. This is not a bad instinct, as this propels the man to act but when this
instinct assumes the form of rivalry and jealousy, then the whole thing goes wrong. Man
engulfed in jealousy and rivalry starts crossing over the wall of patience and
perseverance. He becomes sceptical about the entity of God and forgets to remember the
great Giver of bounties of Nature in the form of breeze, water,
flowers, fruits etc, and makes his life difficult.
It is the choice of a man whether to lead a life in peace and bliss or in pain and grief. If one seriously tries to understand the nature of life, he would find that the life is as vast as an ocean, always moving in an orbit . It hardly matters whether one is far ahead or lagging behind. Nobody has been able to claim that he has surpassed all others or he has gone ahead of everyone else in the world. As one knows the realities of life, he starts sharing the pain of others and tries to alleviate the suffering of others. One who starts relieving the pain of others gets relieved of his own pain and suffering. He starts imbibing the divine virtues of humility, politeness, service to the mankind, culture, poise, tolerance and constructive approach etc. In his life the negative thinking goes away and the positive approach steps in. He starts doing righteous actions, not bothering to get involved in the propensities of future and makes the journey of life pleasant.