King Sasanka – Sri Lankan Writer & Retired Aviation Professional.

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....

 

 

Good old days, every house (should I say almost all) in the villages had a fair amount of front garden as the land was not an issue then and they were spread well in any village. One thing distinctive in the beautiful front lawn was in one corner of it, there were Clothes Lines to put their washed linen to dry under the sun. No Gizmos, like Washers and Dryers then and all were hand washed and dried under the Sun always. This clothesline was used subliminally to showcase one’s possessions and status symbol as well. Fast forward a few decades to the front and things have changed quickly. With the population, explosion gizmos have taken over the world. Houses are so close to each other now that one can hear his or her neighbour snoring in the nights and not many front gardens anymore. With this change of scene, the Front Lawn clotheslines too have gone missing. For a period of time, many were lost not knowing how to expose their stories and wealth, of course subliminally with the missing ...