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The Silent Requirement & The Bridge to Tomorrow

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This ancient proverb, often attributed to Arabic origins, is more than just a rhythmic phrase for a greeting card.  It describes a profound upward spiral of human existence .  It suggests that well-being isn't just about the absence of illness, but the presence of a future. Here is an exploration of why health is the silent engine of hope, and why hope is the ultimate currency. 1. Health: The Silent Requirement We often treat health like a background app on a smartphone: we only notice it when it crashes. However, "good health" is the literal foundation of our perception. When the body is vital, the world feels navigable .  Tasks that seem like mountains when you are ill, starting a business, raising a family, traveling, look like mere hills when you are strong.  Health provides the energy required to look past the immediate demands of survival and toward the horizon. Physical Vitality: Gives you the "how." Mental Clarity: Gives you the "why....

What are we really Celebrating now ?

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What are we celebrating? Can someone tell me, please? Per Capita income is less than the US $ 2000 Not even 3% of the GDP is invested in Neither Education nor health. Spend more than SLR 100 Million a day Just to glorify one person only Corruption is endemic And we are at the bottom end of the list With Sudan and Afghanistan etc. Winning T20 is not worth celebrating I will join the crowds on the streets Only when we beat Sweden and Singapore In the list of least corrupt nations or Invest at least 6% of the GDP in education and health Limit spending to glorify one person And uplift the Per Capita Income At least to the US $ 5000. Those are worth Celebrating and not just a T20 win And who will remember it in a few weeks' time What are we celebrating? Can someone tell me, please? (My political ranting).